The assassin’s hands faltered for a second and Natalya smiled. “I know what you intend to you that bastard Rythern for.”“And I’m not sharing...either.”Natalya laughed and then looked over the assassin’s shoulder. “Come, if we are seen talking then this will certainly get back to Pierson.” She grabbed the assassin’s upper arm and pulled her into an empty conference room before the assassin had a chance to refuse. As soon as the door closed, Tsyr Ker spun away from the creature’s grip, drawing. Think hard on that, Kara. Think on the trust I have laid on you.’ And then, as he reached down and raised the trembling captain of his guard to his feet, he took a hard look at Bes and added, ‘On you both.’ Then, with a fatherly smile at a chastened and awed daughter and nephew alike, the Great Khyan turned and swept out of the chamber. It was my lot to never see him again, for in five day’s time I was on my way up the Nile toward Thebes on the barge of Kara, the newest queen of the Pharaoh of. They are all written to Joan and addressed to her at work. They have postmarks from 1989 to 1991. He takes the one with the earliest date, pulls out the letter and starts to read. ********** June 22 1989 My dearest Joan, It’s only been one month but God how I miss you. I miss your beautiful voice. I miss your tender touch. I miss your sweet, soft lips. But most of all I miss the warmth of your body next to me in bed. God I love you. Did I say I miss you? It only whetted my appetite for you. She belonged to him, was his to do with as he pleased and if he wanted her to whore herself for his amusement and pleasure, if was her task in life to do it. He had made it plain: she was a whore, his whore and if he wanted her to offer herself to other men, who was she to question it?She heard the knock at the door. Cornelius came scurrying into the bedroom. He had already positioned a chair in the bedroom closet and made sure his view through the louvers in the closet door unobstructed."All.