Together they may bring in enough.”Helena put out her cigarette. At any moment, she could simply do her Thing and command Igazi to release Umiwama w...th her and Maria and order all of his men to drop their weapons and surrender to her, but the guards watching Maria had been ordered to shoot her if Igazi appeared to be “bewitched,” and there was no guarantee that she could stop them in time. She steeled herself and knelt before the girl.“Umiwama,” she said calmly, laying her hands on the girl’s. While we looked for a place to sit I spotted Peter, a guy I had dated before law school. Peter recognized me but even at the swimming pool he had never seen me show so much skin in public. Judging from the way he stared I guessed he liked what he saw. He was alone and motioned for us to join him. I warned George that Peter was an ex but George wasn't concerned, he just wanted a seat."I pulled the sheet down to her knees and gave Kara's naked body the once over. "So you haven't always liked. . at least eight counts.” He flipped the paper over. “The list goes on, it’s pretty impressive. We can pretty much state that you have effectively ended your career progression permanently at three and a half years in service.”The Colonel closed his eyes for a second. Probably hoping I’d simply fall dead before he opened his eyes back up. I’d been getting a lot of that lately.“Do you feel any remorse for this at all?”That was a real question, but I had to be honest. “Sir. No, Sir.”“Major. “I am and if I have not said it before, let me say it again: Thank all of you for what you have done.”“You’re welcome,” James replied. There was something there but I knew it was best not to push it. We had a lot of traveling still ahead and anything could come of it.We rode on for the next two weeks staying at inns most nights along the way. It would have been a costly affair but with what we had recovered and then sold that wasn’t of much concern. We crossed into what must have been some of.