The man who had purchased the farm lived just up the road and had planted them already. The farmer even gave us permission to cut any forage that was ...eft, and we could take up to half of the hay stored in the upper loft of his barn. He had already calculated what he’d need to take to feed the horses, mules, and cattle he was taking.“We can stuff the top of the wagons full of hay,” Samuel said. “That way we don’t have to worry about finding forage at every camp and we won’t have to buy food for. At first, the result was complete anarchy. Riots, looting, violence and vandalism were the order of the day, as the populace protested against the curtailing of their ?democratic freedom?. Using the might of their private militias, The Consortium put down all resistance and pacified the world. At first, the people were cowed by fear, but as the years passed they began to enjoy their prosperity and the ideas of ?privacy? and ?personal freedom? faded away until they were only whispered by people. She could still hear herself babbling, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry", as he had dragged her through room after room until they got here. "No little girl, you aren't truly sorry, not yet, but you soon will be", he had answered as he had first destroyed her clothing and then buckled her to the cross. She now lay there immobilized, scared, panting for breath. Her lips dry and her throat aching. Partly with being parched from fear and partly from holding back the tears she refused to allow. Each battalion is represented by one recruit on a “volunteer” basis. Awilda’s DI approached her as they were walking back from the ‘confidence’ course.“Recruit; as I’m sure you’ve heard; this week-end is the battalion martial arts tournament. In the past, we have never advanced past the first match; I would like to win it this time. I think you give us the best chance we’ve ever had. Can you handle it? Don’t you want a chance to rub their macho male attitudes into the dirt?“Ma’am; nothing would.