, the guy whose place you took when he retired.’ ‘Good, good. I like him and the kids do too. How much was my electric bill?’ ‘Ninety one doll...rs.’ ‘Hand me my wallet please, it’s in the drawer.’ ‘OK but you have no cash in it, the nurse looked.’ ‘Yeah, I never carry any money but I do have a debit card. I am assuming there is an ATM near the cafeteria or gift shop. Withdraw a hundred for yourself. My pin is one, two, three, three.’ ‘That is an odd set of numbers.’ ‘The last four of my service. ”That’s a moving story, now go away and die,” I hissed, licking my own blood off my lips. The bitter, metallic taste helped me focus. I really wished I had paid more heed to my instructors when they tried to teach me the value of spell casting without using gestures to focus. But I was far too busy being the High Speaker’s daughter to bother with such trivialities as battle magics, what with Papa’s prized Centurions around. What a fool I had been!“You are a naughty little girl. Has anyone told. Which Stella instantly recognised as a stirrup leather Which he placed on his desk. Now Stella I want you to pull your shorts down Or I will pull them downThen your going to bend over my desk, is that clear!Yes sir said StellaIn a very small voice. Stella undid the buttons on her Shorts and slowly pulled them down then bent over the desk, Letting her Father see her little white bare bottom. PMr BROWN Folded the stirrup leather in halve and placed it on Stella's bare white bottom. And saidYou. Just when the boys thought there was nothing else to see, a colt – white as snow - came prancing to catch up and parade alongside the horse. It whinnied and tossed its head. The horse responded with a reassuring nicker.As if on cue, the man stopped and turned to look from where the colt had appeared. He spoke and made some gestures. In seconds, a short figure came into view wearing a gray quilted jacket over a long denim skirt and a wide-brimmed straw hat. A girl? Matthew and Joshua were.