And I remember back to the Chinese island I was stranded on, where master Liu taught me so many things...Present – Linus – At the cabinI literally...thought my head was going to explode and thought several times about putting a bullet in it to end the unbearable pain.Todd gives me this tea that tastes like – well ass! It's all I can do to hold it down but the pain gradually reduces. When I piss and shit myself then I quickly feel better. I grab Todd's hand and say, "Maria and Jens, you have to. Be brave darling.”“A very good description Lauren, thank you. Are you ready Liz?”“Oh Master, please don’t. I will do anything.”“Oh dear” I said, shaking my head. “You bitches never learn, do you? If course you will do anything. You have no choice. What I want you to do is get ready to be branded. What I don’t want is you moaning and pleading. It is very tedious. Now are you ready to be branded?”“Yes Master” she replied, tears welling in her eyes.“That is better” I said and, without. "But how did you learn to share your feelings like that?" I asked. She had opened her heart to me similarly to how I did it, but there were also differences. I wondered if it was instinctive or learned. However, before I could consider it further, the four year old looked at me, tears forming in the corners of her eyes. She was afraid I was fussing at her for doing something wrong."Don't do her like you did Trealyn," Izzy warned me."It's okay, Sunny," I cooed to her. "I really liked it. I was. The guide and his assistant helped us aboard and we were off.Fishing went well. We all caught our limit of walleye. We caught a couple of northern pike, several bass, and a number of pan fish. The guide said they would clean the fish and keep them for us to pick ours up anytime in the next week. He dropped us off at our respective locations at about 4 in the afternoon. I found nothing unusual when I got back to the cabin. Housekeeping had been and gone. No note this time. I decided to order.