The women’s work consisted in putting small chocolate bars in hand-size plastic bags. There were 10 bars to a bag, no more no less. Everyone was cou...ting bars all day long, mostly in silence. Young Ania was sitting next to Krysta and across from her mother who sat next to Veronika. Krysta and Veronika, two middle-age women, always sat across from each other. Krysta had bleached-blonde hair and a cute turned-up nose while Veronika’s charcoal hair was turning salt and pepper at the temples. Ania. I won’t give you any excuses this time,” Mimi said; eyes lowered respectfully. “Good. Please, come in and let me see you,” Mistress Katrina replied. Mimi stepped inside. Like every time, she was in awe with her surroundings. Thick, cream colored carpet covered from wall to wall. She knew how soft and cushiony it felt, having knelt upon it so many times in the past. Silk wall paper, colored in the most royal of blues, adorned the walls. “Mimi, you look beautiful today,” Mistress Katrina. He stood and wiped the blood from away from his mouth and eyes before pointing to another man.“Take the message to my sister,” he instructed.The aide nodded his head and raced from the room. He knew he probably would not survive his visit to the invaders but it was better than dying at the hand of a madman.He made certain he walked out of the castle with his hands clearly free of weapons. He did not wish to die with an arrow in his chest either.“His Majesty, King Junius, invites his sister into. Marcy, Jenny, Ching Lee, and Jason all drove Suburban’s up to the choppers.“BJ, you may want to go through the house entrance. There are a lot of customers in the gym today; it has really been busy,” Marcy said.“Frank and Eric and a couple more are coming; they were at a meeting at the agency hangar. They should be here in ten to fifteen minutes. Bring them down when they get here, please. I told them to ask for you,” I said.With everyone in the 4 car garage, I keyed the code to open the steel.