Mom fixed a cold Grouper sandwich for my brother and put it on the table in front of him. I was sitting across from my brother watching him eat his fo...d and Mom sat next to me."It sounds like you two had a good time at the party tonight," Mom said. "Kathy and Brad seem like nice kids." Yeah, they really are, Mom. I like Brad, he's funny," I said."How about you, Eddie, what do you think of Kathy?" Mom asked my brother."She's cute; I like her," Eddie said, his mouth half full of food."When are. "Happy Birthday Nick! I know I haven't been in touch with you lately, butI wouldn't forget your birthday. I had a friend hire a hooker for yourbirthday present. She is paid for an hour. She will blow you and as manyof your friends as you can fit into an hour. She takes a while to warm up,but she can swallow as much as you can feed her. Again, Happy Birthday --Jake"I was getting scared now. She knelt down looked me straight in the eyes andsaid"Jamie - uh, I mean Shania (-giggle-). I. Never hers. Margo had trouble with that at first, but she learned." Susan paused, and then said softly, "Or so I thought." "I'm sorry, Mistress," Margo said. She was crying brokenly now, and made no attempt to stop her weeping. "I'm sorry, Mistress." "Sorry doesn't cut it," Susan said, in a voice that was cold as ice. "You know my rules." Margo's head fell forward, then snapped abruptly up. The rope around her neck cut into her windpipe, forcing her to hold herself erect. I saw now. Unfortunately, we’ve met with some – resistance. Have you by chance heard of the Red Guard.”Yren thought quietly for a moment then shook his head. “I can’t say I have, m-Honor.”“I wouldn’t expect you to have heard of them,” Gillen shrugged. “They are... “ She paused, trying to explain them. “Call them a well-trained portion of the Empire of Kortho’s army. An elite force of fighters, so to speak. It appears the Emperor of Kortho is interested in the cargo the Queen ordered us to protect. He sent.