“No buts about it. We’re going out and you are going to wear that cuff just the way it is.”“But…”“I could move the cuff so that it is no...longer hidden under the sling. In that case, everyone we would pass would know exactly how bad you have been.”Carrie was stuttering but Jayden traced her lips with her index finger. It was a clear sign that Jayden would hear no more about that or anything else. Carrie was not allowed to speak unless asked a direct question until Jayden released her.Without. Thorne was jerked backward by the discharge but he was able to recover quickly and continue his task. He realized that Emma had blasted him with a psi-bolt of psychic energy. He disabled her telepathic powers and she became helpless.Her mental disguise collapsed and the entire crowd saw she a woman and watched her with keen interest. Thorne sent out a mental field that encompassed the room and he told the patrons to watch the White Queen as she satisfied herself. But they had to remain quiet. A thrill ran through her as she thought about being caught in her shirt with nothing underneath. The danger made it so exciting. "Besides" she rationalized, "no one will see me".As she crawled out of the tent she thought she heard a noise. She froze, a cold ball of fear in her stomach, but the noise wasn't repeated. She felt foolish, I'm just nervous. It's not often I'm outdoors half naked. She got up and went over to the fire. She sat down on a log, pulling the shirt under her. It kept her. As soon as he had the number he hung up again, reminding me he would pass on what I had asked. I turned the recorder off and went back to the kitchen still smiling. Maybe I would be able to get a chance to cut the head off the snake after all. The number I had given him was a cutout and would immediately go to the Director, but there would be four or five agencies tracing the call. I already had a hunch where the call had come from, but I would reserve judgment till after I met with Preacher.