During this, Creidne and Fidelma were able to determine which of those restrained were members. Some of those restrained were slaves of the members th...re, but didn't have a bond with their owner, so it was decided that they should be rescued. Those being left were stunned.With the ships under their control, the Security teams dropped their cloaking, and removed their tac suit helmets. Their sudden appearance prompted gasps and some screams. Caoilinn said to those around her, "We've come to. The journey took several hours, through barren plains bordered by mountains, past fields of peasants driving their donkeys and cattle, through small dusty towns and for nearly an hour along the length of a broad river on which boats were sailing in the bright light of the morning sun. The two girls were captivated by the vista, Binta especially. As she so often reminded Ana, not only had she never travelled such a long distance by train before, she had never seen any part of the world that was. She thought of waking someone up to go with her, but who? Christina, her mother, wait, where’s Tommy? She slipped her sneakers onto her bare feet and crept down the ladder from the loft, trying to make out shapes in the dark room below by the faint glow of fireplace embers. She didn’t see anybody, ‘Tommy,’ she hissed as she hesitated at the bottom of the ladder. ‘Over here,’ he whispered, and there was movement over by the couch. Fear and excitement almost made here pee right where she was. "I apologize to you for the interruption," Marla told the couple to whom she was showing a corner single bedroom unit, "another agent wanted to let me know a referral was on the way for a tour. How do you like the place? Would you like to see an inside unit?" It was an offer she always made once prospective buyers realized the corner units had two walls of windows facing the public streets.The two women, holding hands and sneaking looks at each other as only lovers can, both shook their heads.