Dare entered the room with a man at her side that the Rookie had never seen before. He had a dark complexion, and he was wearing the battle dress of t...e Marine corps, along with their signature cap. His insignia identified him as a Sergeant Major. The two appeared to be in the middle of a conversation, the Rookie catching the tail end of it as the door slid shut behind them.“Lord Hood may have given you clearance,” Dare said. “But it was my op, and this is my interrogation. We only captured one. .I kept my head lowered........he told me to place my hands on my thighs.....palms upturned.........I sensed him move away and sit down. He spoke softly and carefully.'Now, my little Katie, you will assume that position whenever I nod my head to you' 'ok' I said - 'the correct response is 'yes Master''......'ooh, sorry - yes my Master'......'yes, 'my Master'.....I like that' he said.I glanced up under my eye lashes......he noticed immediately.....'now, my little Katie, you don't want to. "My sword shall be raised only to serve the good of this land, its Lady and its people, to smite its enemies and restore our Duchy to peace. Of this I swear, by my truth-oath, and before the eyes of the Gods." With this his sword began to burn brightly and shown like the very light of the sun within the tavern, and each of the men arose to make acceptance and bow to honor Rowan's oath, except for the headsman and his priest, who cast their eyes away from the lad in terror.As Rowan sheathed his. Shit, it looks like we can do a better job of taking care of ourselves than can a bunch of professional guards. When the stores open, I'm going to beef up our intruder detection system and stop depending on outsiders for our protection. It reminds me of the old saying, "If you want something done right, do it yourself!"I was sure with the right detection system and matching software, we could be as safe as it was possible to get in this crazy new world. Anyway, that was the route I was going to.