” I replied.And that’s why he was looking daggers at me. He saw this as an insult. He thought I was saying he was a pig to be stuck. I sent a boy ...o explain that it really was a weapon for sticking pigs. It was all I had. Broad and strong for two thirds if its length, it then narrowed to pointed stick that was as sharp as a boar’s tusks. For that was what it was really for. Not the pigs we kept, they were dispatched with a lump hammer to the head, haul up and slit their throats and bleed them.. ’ Duncan bowed to the young lady, then her father and rode away ignoring the titters and whispers father back in the stands. After seeing to his horse, collecting his winnings and doffing his coat of chain mail armor, Duncan watched the rest of the sword tournament from his encampment. When that winner was declared, he washed up and changed into dark baggy trews tucked into his boots and his best red bliaut tunic. Though slightly faded with use, the Norman-style clothing still looked. ”On land, on sea, at home, abroad, I smoke my pipe and worship God,” muttered Kaiser. ‘Johan Sebastian Bach.’ ‘My great-grandfather used to smoke a pipe,’ I said. ‘Really?’ he asked, his eyes staying closed. ‘Uh huh. He used to pick me up and put me on his lap. He’d let me hold his things as he filled it and then I’d cuddle up to him as he smoked and read the newspaper. Grand-dad didn’t like smoking and would stay away, and Daddy would smile and go out to chop wood.’ ‘Sounds kind of cozy.’ ‘It. It sure was unpleasant and my spirits were low by this ostracism. None of the guys except the gang bang ten deigned to ask me out. As for the gang bang ten I resolutely refused any overtures. I was not against the sex I endured for their pleasure. I just was pissed off at their smug attitude towards me and I was determined not to reward them. But of course this meant I had no social life. Well one good consequence was that as I had nothing else to do but concentrate on my school work, I.