There are about two thousand of the God-King's soldiers just east of here, headed west. The militia intend to make a stand because of the refugees." H... pointed to the southwest.Legios kicked himself. There was a mass of people forted up in wagons atop a small hill. Civilians. "There are about a thousand refugees from the local area that were trying to get further east. They are short on food and water, Captain. This Captain Venizelos has ordered you to report to him."Legios contemplated that.. “Okay Royce, I’d like you to shut your eyes again.” I did. “Now, in a minute I’m going to count backwards from three, and when I reach zero, you’ll open your eyes again. When you open your eyes, you’ll see the most beautiful girl in the world standing in front of you. You’re going to be very attracted to her, but you won’t be able to move. Do you understand?” “Yes, mistress,” I agreed.“Okay. I’m going to begin counting backwards now,” August continued in her lulling monotone voice. “Three….. I walked back to my car, got in, and pulled out, about 3 blocks down the road I saw she was behind me, but didn't think too much of it, as she was already heading in same direction. I pulled into my neighborhood and she followed me in, and thought that was odd, because I had nevre seen her or the van before, but didn't give too much thought to it, its a big neighborhood and there are a lot of people with k**s and minivans and I don't pay that much attention to them. I pulled into my drive and. Rather than risk further delays, I rushed to the courier firm's depot, arriving minutes before it closed for the night. Having been sent to Scotland from New York, the large and heavy parcel bore a Customs declaration sticker, describing the contents as 'Personal electronic equipment' - a more accurate description than I would have guessed at the time.One last order from Mistress to obey: 'open it'. I rushed to do so. The first item revealed was a black box, about half the size of a VCR, with a.