He saw Anja and Dysea in the next window, excited expressions of their faces, as if they were entering a new world. Martin felt the hand on his arm an... he turned to see Aricia's gorgeous eyes looking at him."Your heart races my love." She spoke softly, her azure eyes smiling at him.Martin smiled and nodded. "I'm nervous." He replied."We will help you my love. All of us."Martin took her hand in his. "I know." Sire?" Theron's voice interrupted them and Martin turned as he got to his feet, Aricia. She struggled to focus for a moment, but before long she looked upon the person who would own her for the rest of her life. He was quite tall and handsome with short dark hair and sparkling blue eyes complimenting his features. He was extremely fit and his body defiantly showed evidence that he was benefiting from a highly efficient fitness regime. He looked young, maybe 25 years or so and as he looked down upon the women he smiled and Rachel’s heart skipped a beat.“I see you have completed. Helmut had a habit of brooding, but I'd come toknow him well enough to be able to see from that the set of those broadshoulders that something was troubling him."Helmut?" I said. "Is something wrong?"He turned to face me, a deep sadness in his eyes."We naively thought we could establish rules for warfare," he said, "andminimise civilian casualties. That was one of the purposes ofestablishing the Geneva Conventions, after all. Yet both we and ourenemies launch indescriminate attacks on each. There's a man who sits in his underpants at his computer for hours, while his partner watches TV.Then there is 'her'. Tall and slim and always alone, she fascinates you.You order some binoculars on Amazon. Now you can study 'her' in detail.Little by little, in your imagination, a relationship begins to form.Then one evening, just before she closes her curtains, she seems to be looking directly at you. Your heart misses a beat, and you blush beetroot red.As her curtains close, she raises a pair.