"Two? What are you talking about?" I'm sorry," Nesho said affecting an aura of innocence. "I had assumed you were related to a Blein deMongue who died...here these few ten-day ago." Oh yes, Blein," György said and stopped to think. "My half-brother, not that we were all that close. That's right; he was killed here wasn't he? He never would take advice, that one. I told him once if he was going to play with his toys like that he should maim them first. It may not be as much fun, but it's a lot. I shot one and the guard shot the other and I came to my feet, "get back up here and a doctor."I moved to Roger and checked him as he coughed up blood, "do not move."He shifted, "get..."I slapped his face gently, "suck eggs."I turned to look at the girls, "are you okay?"Devon was on her feet and I was surprised she was holding a pistol. She growled, "no I am pissed!"Angel stood, "I knew I should have kept my pistol."Clare sat up, "at least he was not laying on you."I grinned, "sorry."She shook. “I do not see my son on the shore. Oh, Lord, no!”“I hope he is safe,” Joseph told him. “Let us go across and find out.”It took a while for the men to be loaded on the barges. Carrying dead weight through the water is not an easy task and the men had to be placed in such a way that the barge didn’t capsize. The rescue mission was completed by the time Joseph arrived on shore. The bodies of three men and one woman lay beside the two men felled by arrows.The captain dropped beside one of the men. I feel the tears, building at the back of my eyes, threatening to spill over. I turn away, frantically. He can’t see me this way, know the depth of my pain, my need. But he touches me and I am lashed by that touch, rendered powerless. So I stay. Pulling me, back to belly, he slips his arms around my waist, pulling me down to lie at his side. I have never felt so encompassed, so completely touched. His arms were only touching my waist, our bodies only touching slightly, but to hear my body,.