Then I saw the rock. It appeared suddenly between the trees, towering high above the forest, bigger than the other rocks in the area. I was surprised ... hadn’t noticed it long ago. It occurred to me how appropriate that name was: Dog’s Head. It looked indeed like the head of a dog with a long snout, twisted weirdly to look right up into the sky, the nose its highest point. I narrowed my eyes, and the rock looked yet more like a dog. I believed to see it snarl menacingly. Quickly I opened my eyes. She would have had to have as many Trainers as she had new Captives, all dispatched at once and returning their charges as one. Even so, it would take a day to power the Portal, bring someone back with a Captive, and then reset it for the next world.Jollis bowed deeply. "I am most ashamed of this failure. I beg forgiveness and a suitable punishment." Punishments will need to wait, my Wanderer, as I want nothing to distract you further from your task," said Kyllos. "It will be considered later,. "Vicky laughed. "I don't."Beatrice lit a cigarette. "Would you rather talk about Jocko?" Maybe," Vicky answered."What else is there to talk about?" We don't have to talk about anything," Vicky then said, looking briefly at Beatrice and then back at the road ahead."No, I don't suppose we do," Beatrice agreed. "I feel like talking though." So, talk. I'll listen."Beatrice thought a moment, and then she said, "I had a dream about you last night. I dreamed that you were all dressed in white and that. Something had been done to the dress to make the bust area smaller. Now Chrissy's breasts bulged outward, with fully half of them exposed, almost to the nipples. He thought he saw a hint of pure white skin where the neckline finally stopped. It fit her like a glove. She twirled and he gulped as he saw nothing across her back but tanned soft skin."Ahhhh ... rrrg ... mmmsssllll ... ggllssstn" Bob was making very unusual sounds as he tried to breathe and tell Chrissy she was the most beautiful.