" Well, keep at it until he cries out, then I'll ask him again." Jordan said and sat back in his chair.The torturer returned to Jones and began striki...g away at the exposed torso, concentrating on the stomach area, the mailed glove ripping at Jones' body, but apart from the grunt of air being forced from Jones' lungs Jones remained silent.The torturer shook his head and turned to Jordan for more instructions, in his turn Jordan gave a snarl and pointed back to Jones, telling the man to. And I'm warning you, theserumors surfacing just before The House of Darna's leadership centenarysmells. A centenary you should have been preparing for long ago - by theway."The light flickered off automatically as I left the room. Max's argumentconcerning my lack of striving for political position within the house ofDarna was an old one. And my silence was not acceptance - just resignedacknowledgement that it was not possible to have the last word with Max.* * *"Here," said Sensha patting the. Because Jess ASKED her to. Jess even made it clear that it was her choice and she could do what she wanted in the end. And, in the end, she was going to work bra-less and panty-less in a school-girl skirt. She packed her lunch into a plastic grocery bag along with the banana Jess had given her.She decided to walk to PetHub that morning. She normally drove, but it was only about a mile from the apartment and she had extra time to kill before her shift. Plus, the exercise wouldn’t kill her.The. ''Councilors, my name is Thrane Krios, I'm with the C-Sec Investigation Divison, I will attempt to end this peacefully.'' He whispers to The Two Councilors, and steps away. ''Alright We've Secured the councillors Commander, we have Taken every precaution to ensure there are no unwelcome Surprises. ''I wouldn't be so sure about that.'' Says Thrane as he de-cloaks. ''Who are you? How'd you get in here?'' Asks one of the Lieutenant's. ''Relax I come in Peace, there's a Pistol at my Side I am going.