If not feminine, I waspunished severely. If I didn't smile and choose pink and bows I waspunished."For the first time Carne felt compassion for Gato a...d placed her handon the woman's shoulder only to have it slapped away.She was now balling outright and talking very loudly, "No! You don'tunderstand. Carne's a girl! I am not! Men are disgusting brutes whotake what they want, but you? That is normal. Me, it is not."She then quieted down, "Worst? They changed my mind not just my body! Ifear. He and I need to meet so that he can explain himself to me."They crossed the North Channel in a flotilla of small boats, landing on the very foot of the Kintyre Peninsula. They passed the island of Sanda before pulling into a small natural bay at Keil, running the boats onto the shingle and then leaping out onto the beach itself.Eochaid had chosen this spot as it was highly unlikely that the men from Strathclyde had penetrated anywhere near this far into his Kingdom and he hoped to be able to. I picked it up and read, "Hon...what a wonderful night last night...had to go into the office early, breakfast is in the kitchen. Please be a sweetie and throw my laundry into the washer before you leave. We are having company tonight...my friend Helen is coming for a week holiday. We will see you at dinner time. Thinking of you, Love, ME." I got up, went into her bathroom to wash my face, and saw the burgundy bra and panty she had worn the day before neatly folded on the hamper. The. Black lightning shot through the sky, starting silver fires that burned bright. Men and creatures stepped from the intense heat, surrounding me in a circle, a cage of beings. Now I'm not much for being restricted unless I had begged for it, wanting pleasure not fear. My anxiety built causing this new found power to spark around me. Each being looked at me with a hungry lust of curiosity. Their evil eyes trained on me so goose bumps raced all over and dread filled me. I just wanted to find my.