I talked as I worked. “They had three wagons and were only a couple days ahead of the Union soldiers. A wheel hit a big rock and it broke free of th... hub. It was done for. They moved what they could to the other two wagons and buried what they couldn’t fetch with ‘em between the roots of a big sycamore that stood right here.” I motioned where the big tree had stood. “They used the roots as an out-house to keep anyone from diggin’ there, then fled the advancing army.” I grunted as I pried the. ”Voss was the Duke of Tyrsall, responsible for the city itself. Unlike the other three duchies in the kingdom, there were no baronies within the city, so Voss had his hand in everything. In many ways, he was more powerful than the king.“But she’s willing to help us?”“I would say, instead, that she’s willing to speak to you. Anything beyond that is between you and her.”“Where can I find her?”“I can set up a meeting here, but it would be best if you were all present, particularly the w ... the. To his dismay, Jake began to cry again. He dropped his head to the table and sobbed. When it stopped this time, he felt numb.Jake accepted a tissue from Leanne and blew his nose.My father killed 68 women and had their bodies buried out in the country. The personal effects of those women are sitting in his storage room in the basement.Leanne sat quietly for a minute.“What are you going to do about it?”I can’t call the police. If they look for him, they might find me. Even then the police won’t. Igreedily munched it down. There was another one there but for some reasonit didn't seem as appealing. I slowly ate the rest of it and I wasstarting to feel a little buzzed."Do you want to dance?" I looked round and it was Craig. I was feelinggood so I said yes.He grabbed my gloved hand and led me out. He put his hands around mywaist and I put mine around his neck as we danced together. The longer wedanced for, the better I felt and when he took one hand and started toscratch behind my ears, I.