Neither were we the only skulking followers.We fell in with tribesmen of the prisoners, who had been following the filthy Spaniards northward from the...coastal shores of the Southern Sea, hoping for a chance to rescue their kin, but had lost two of their number to the 'thunder sticks' or muskets of the Spaniards. The large slow balls didn't have much range, but certainly created a big hole as they passed through a man. Even if a shot struck only a limb, it might tear it from the body, leaving. “No thanks to you. I specifically told you to pick trustworthy guards, Vondi. I trusted you to take care of her.”Vondi could feel the rage overtake her. She lifted her open hands at her brother. “Don’t blame me. I didn’t want her to go in the first place. I picked the best guards available. I perused their records and interviewed them thoroughly. They were supposed to be loyal – everything I read and everyone I asked assured me they would be loyal.”“They weren’t,” Radu growled.“And you’re sure. "I thought about it on my way home. Once in my room I started listing all of the things that I thought would be needed. How do you measure what's in a person's head? Simple. You go in and look.I longed to try this out on some of the people hanging out around home. People were still kind of down because of the 'betrayal' of Professor Bainbridge, so I couldn't get much of a conversation started. When Saturday night rolled around, the booze came out for everyone else (no reefers, don't give the. We compared it to be similar to when Erin would sit in front of the TV cuddled with either you or Dad. I guess she wanted to cuddle a bit." Well, then I guess you two handled it pretty well. You may find that the two of you may get a visit from her a bit more often." Yeah, I figured that out." If any funny business goes on with your sister, you will not live to rue that day." Honest Mom, nothing has happened and I don't intend on starting now." You better make sure of that. Now, what are you.