"I didn't do anything wrong."Before my master had a chance to reply, the cook spoke up, and said, "Pardon me Sir, maybe you should cane the girl. The ...ast time you showed her mercy by only using your belt on her, but you see she still steals from you."My master seemed lost in thought momentarily, and then said, "That's an excellent idea. I don't have a cane so I want you to go next door and borrow one of the rattans that Mr. Foley uses to keep his servants in line." Certainly, Sir," said the. "Laresa nodded her head in a slight bow. "I do not enjoy killing, Master. Removing painful memories of rape is a task I performed with pleasure."William tapped his fingers on the table in front of him for a few moments. "I'm for wagering that ye'd be less likely to be tricking me if'n I'm making wishes that you like — aye?"Sensing a softening of the retired pirate's hard edge, Laresa smiled and replied, "I would consider that a good wager, Master."Covering his mouth, William yawned. "Right now,. "That will hold them!" Nute announced.Obi-Wan reflected a droid's blast back upon it and maintained his vigil over his master's attempt to enter the bridge. Qui-Gon thrust his blade directly into the doors, the heat from his saber began to again melt the metal. He could sense he was making progress, but at once he realized that droid reinforcements were likely en route to their position. As his blade continued to melt its way onto the bridge, he quickly realized what he needed to do. It was a. I knew the Feds would keep an eye on her from that point forward. I also knew that she was a really good worker and would be hard to replace. However she would always be tempted to skim off some of the pot. I could afford the skim, but not if it caused me to lose my potalot. That was always a possibility, so I had to take it into consideration. Hannah and I both needed the charge to just go away, I thought.Rita and I returned to the police station where a magistrate had been summoned to set.