As the newest member, Symington was given the task of keeping the bathing facilities clean. The senior soldier, called the Sergeant of the Guard, was ... harsh taskmaster. He expected Symington to complete his tasks even after Symington was punished for his dustup with Jorgarn.Symington expected to be able to take the rest of the day off. The punishment 10 lashes was not considered excessive given the infraction. The members of the Emertland Guard knew they would have been punished far more. We made out until we lost track of time, and then we heard the sound of the ferry engine starting up. "Nobody noticed that we weren't there," I said to her. "The crew has no reason to come down here," she said. "So we can be all alone for maybe eight hours." "Eight hours of making out with you sounds like a lot, but I will try to rise to the challenge," I replied. Mina looked me in the eye and said: "From what I feel against me, rising is not a problem for you." Of. What kind of a fool are you?" First of all, it isn't any of your business, but I will explain. Those paintings were purchased by her ancestors years and years ago. They were her heritage even though she didn't know about them. I had very little claim to them and if I had kept them and the people here found out about it, I would have no future at all. I balanced that against a pile of money. To tell you the truth I never considered keeping them for one instant." Well I would have kept them if. Had I realized what it was I was humming I'd have blushed from head to toe and run out in horror. I was humming Devo's "Whip It". It wasn't until later that I realized this. At least by then I could laugh about it.I carefully pulled down the stack of magazines and was surprised again, but not as much as when I had opened the bag. The magazines were about bondage, flogging, making furniture related to both and more. There were some soft covered books there, too. I wanted to go through them but.