The one rule was not to try to escape. First there was no place to go since they were on an island, and second there were dangers. And anyone who trie... and survived would find the rest of their stay in irons.The hostages spoke among themselves about what a strange man their host was. One minute he could be blood thirsty then the next he show the skills of a gentleman.Lady Maria said to them, "we are here, nothing can change that fact. For now we must obey his rules if we have any change to get. "He complains, "But the beef stew?"Mabel winks at us and promises, "Don't worry you two, you go check on the eggs and I will make sure there's plenty of stew for when you get back."Present – Jack – Outside DinnerDamn I can't believe I'm missing dinner! I haven't had beef stew like that – well forever. Masha is a hell of a cook but all she really knows how to cook is Russian food. Now don't get me wrong, Russian food is great, but sometimes this red-blooded American wants American food.I sure as. ‘But were we better off where we were? We were nothing more than slaves to the wealthy, and as women, we are not valued any more than we were before?’ Rawnie sighed. ‘No,’ she admitted. ‘America is no different than the filthy streets of London. We are nothing but mouths to feed and a way to bring in coin for a man to spend on his desires.’ ‘Possessions,’ Syeira whispered. ‘Aye.’ Syeira picked up the bottle of wine that she had prepared a few hours before their father’s ceremony had started.. “I told him he could kiss her but he had to go after. SO she kissed him and said he is a really good kisser. Runs in the family obviously,” we all laughed as Beck walked back into the loft party. She looked at us all having fun with the oil on the mattress and asked “Does anyone want to get eaten out?” She was always very forward with words and while the girls were more bi-curious than anything, they were plenty in the mood for fun. “I do!” Veronica popped up and laid back next to me on the.