“It heartens me to see good Prince Meinard’s soldiers keeping the road safe from banditry.”The captain did not give an answer, eyes flicking up ...nd down us. I sucked in a deep breath. Did he know our faces? The wanted posters contained bad renderings of our likeness. I could hardly recognize my sister’s face in them, and I’d studied her beauty intently.“Who are you, travelers, to ride upon the prince’s road?” the captain said after a moment, word ringing hollow from his helmet.“I am Hans. Believe me Marie, once the processof transformation is started there is no way back. Your destination is,like it or not, to become a milk cow on this farm." You're an evil woman!" shouted Marie. "Don't think that I will ever showyou gratitude. I hope you burn in hell for what you're doing!" Stop that talking Marie or have to punish you!" Charlotte said severely."Behave yourself or I leave and go to your friends. So, do you want somemore water or not?"Marie nodded her head and Charlotte gave her. I instantly remembered the story of Steve and wondered if he had really fucked her like in her story. I got off the phone and really was thinking Corina was fucking that Steve guy and she would be coming home with his spunk in her kitty. Then it hit two and I texted Corina asking if she was alright. She never texted back and it was almost three and I was really sick with worry about her. Then someone knocked on the door and I was wondering who it was at that hour and why no doorbell. I opened. But his kind also seemed drawn to war, and Feraleenknew his skills would probably serve her better than one of the greatsorcerer mages.Apparently he had been briefed by Aliena, as he hardly looked at Feraleenbefore spilling out ten flat, white rocks from his pouch and ordering themaid to fetch him a pail of water. Having his patient turn her back tohim, he took a stone in each hand, knelt down, pressing the rock to theback of each of her knees and began to sing a song, seemingly withoutlyrics..