He doesn’t go to clubs or fabulous restaurants just to say they were thee with whatever celebrity is in town,’ Amber laughed. ‘Urg why are the g...od ones always so shy and reclusive,’ Louise lamented, ‘Oh well did I tell you who I saw in The Zoo last night?’ The fourth of the friends, Donna, arrived and the conversation remained firmly on gossip about their lives where they had been who they had seen and the ever present husbands and boyfriends. The disparity in their ages didn’t seem to matter. .." You did not want them. Among my tribe there would be many who would shun you for this, call you a harlot. But there would also be many who would vow revenge on your father and brother, as I do now. Hear me!" she cried forcefully, her eyes opening. "I swear on my horse, on my line, that what strength I am given, I will put it to use in your service."Anna didn't know what to say. The two stood, Noor's eyes open, neither one remembering where they were. Finally Noor blushed and closed. Of the targets approached for recruitment only one had refused. AllServehad carried out their threat of exposure and now used him as an exampleof how serious the company was with their threats. The company theory wasthat they'd spent money targeting someone for recruitment so, spiteful asit may seem, if the target was not going to make the company money thenthey'd ruin the targets life anyway. The company had put together awebsite with full details of the victim that had refused, how. Its marvelous spires grace the belly of clouds, crowned with catapults turned earthward for foreign invaders. Simeon inhales at each fascinating sight. Every smack of his hand-me-down boots against the wooden drawbridge begs the question, Is this finally for real? He pinches his arm proper. Ouch. Yes, it’s really for real.Two stern-faced humans stand on either side of the fort’s raised portcullis. They’re suited up with green leather armor, drawn tight around their arms and legs, emblazoned.