I could have gone down much more and could have been badly hurt, had the Colonel not jumped instantly behind me, caring little for his life, running a...d skidding on the steep slope. He reached me very quickly, took me in his arms and kissed me all over and scolded me for my carelessness. He to be more careful. I saw tears in his eyes for the first time. He gently lifted me up back to the mountain path. His clothes were torn and he hurt himself badly. After that, he insisted on my walking within. But if the cabin actually belongs to the Barns family then perhaps it's their portal into the 'other-world'! Perhaps it is the same cabin!"Brenda could see the logic in what I was saying, but it was such a massive leap that she was struggling to accept it."But Grandma Barnes? A wizard?" Perhaps the generations of interbreeding with people from the 'other-world' have weakened the bloodline and the old ways have been forgotten?" I suggested.Something else had occurred to me during this. " I went over and grabbed them both in my arms, "you both have some body image problems. You, Christine, told me that you were fat, and you, Shannon, think that guys will only ask you out for sex. Both those ideas are wrong, but you won't believe it without help. I am going to help you firm up and have some confidence in yourselves. Once that happens, you will get dates, as many as you want. Please trust me with this girls, I can help."Christine pulled my face over and kissed me as strongly as. This struck the Emir as a good idea, and it was he who suggested that the losing finalists who had not been selected for the semi-finals, could be allowed a public defloration by the honoured guests. The guest judged, by his fellow guests, to have the most flair in performing this defloration would keep their contestant as a personal gift from the Emir. The guest deflorations of the six women would take place before the semi-finals. The honoured guests could be accommodated in the Ruby Palace.