."The other man, clearly exasperated, broke in again. "What? She's run away? I thought you were a secure unit!" You misunderstood, then, sir. We do no... detain trainees here against their will. The security is to protect them, not to keep them here." He barely paused, so as to not permit the man to interrupt again. "If you read the literature you were given, you'll see that all trainees have the option of choosing the slave block. If they do run away, which is possible if they are given outdoor. He was truly impressed how long it took before she finally slid down the bars and met the current. She screamed and flopped and wiggled around on the floor until she couldn't stand it any more and passed out. She lay there stunned, her body still twitching with the jolts of current looking like bullets hitting a corpse, until it stopped.When Ruth Ann became aware again James was eating something sitting at the table, watching an old episode of Stargate. She said nothing as she gathered herself. I'm used to having it any way you can think of." She made it a little warmer than body temperature, and led him in. As the door closed, she took him in her arms, holding him, and rubbing her body on his, then giving him the tenderest kiss she knew. His arms went around her, caressing her, and enjoying the softness under his hands. They just held each other, exploring each others bodies, and enjoying the contact of a new person. Cathy had taken the time to put on a shower cap, and he wasn't. They decided to name the children Max and Susan and began immediately to treat them as their own. They had resumed their trip to visit Striking Snake, Running Bear, and Fawn; now the trip had become a major expedition.Those horses were a real temptation for any Indians who were the least bit aggressive. This was where the dogs proved themselves to Brown Horse. On one occasion, a group of 5 Comanches came charging at the horses, expecting to have an easy time of liberating them from Brown Horse..