" Allen, stop. This is mad. They've done something terrible to us. Please Allen?"He slapped her across the face, sending her sprawling to the floor."V...ry good," Sybil said, handing Allen the knife. "But don't put too many marks on her. It has to look good. Out in the pool when we're through." She's a rotten bitch, just like you said, Sybil. I did just what you said. I got the men. They fucked her and she liked it. She doesn't love me and she doesn't love you. I heard what she said. She said she. " I found the bag, still half filled, ground into the dirt," Jack commented."I don't know about that," said Carly. "We were sitting here, and suddenly there was this light all around us, like a beam, except it was like a hundred cars with their headlights on high." She took a breath, but nobody interrupted her. "And then we woke up and it was morning. We couldn't remember anything. We don't actually know if we slept in our chairs ... or not." That's ridiculous. If you woke up in your chairs,. " Why that make a difference?" she asked."Because once you're bound you won't be a danger to anyone in this household," he answered with a shrug. He continued when he saw her puzzled look. "Part of the magic of the collar: Once you're bound you won't — can't actually — do anything that might hurt your liege. That includes doing something you know he wouldn't want you to do." Right," she said with skepticism. "This thing," she grabbed her salidin, "knows what he wants me to do." Actually I think. Derrick nodded. "It should. Though, as I remember, it took all five of you last time to take out one. You have twice that this time. But don't think they haven't tried to improve since our last battle, either." Well," Thomas stated, "I hope so, I want to see the new redoublers in action. We haven't really had a chance to try them out. I, for one, am excited to see just how much more powerful the ships are. A real chance to blow the hell out of..." Enough, Thomas. Don't start going out on your.