No surrendered pirate was safe, with them around. Still, what goes around comes around. They started it. If the pirates hadn’t captured and abused t...ose two women, they wouldn’t be this way today.So, I was thinking that this was probably just a drill, probably a pair of unknown ships to be checked out. They could even be honest traders or a trader with an escort coming down from Widemouth. In the last couple of years we’d seen ships from countries and towns none of us had ever even heard of.. I pumped myself to leave a supply for thegirls. I told the Lady, "This is something that Nannys R Us tells allof their workers. I am both a maid and a nanny. If I was to stay hereon a twenty four basis, your children would grow up very healthy."The Lady said, "Thank you. I will keep you on a twenty four hour basis.You give good service and my girls like you."That lasted two years. I was still injected twice a week. The familyhad to move. The husband was in the Navy and was sent to Japan. Maids. His room was neater than Id expected, though it still had frat house written all over it. Pinups covered the wall, along with what appeared to be some stolen street signs, posters, and various pictures. Im Adam, he said, in a deep voice. His hard gaze held me, but his hands were already at work unbuttoning my shirt. He loosened the tie and pulled it over my head. Emma, I said, my voice thick. My head was starting to swim a little. I was glad to feel the vodka setting in. I was standing, wearing. . uh, where in the world are we? This doesn't look like the settlement." I wouldn't know," Terisa shot back. "I've never been there." And you aren't there, now, either, I bet," Talina ventured."I think we've been hijacked," Elaine said, and closed her eyes, hoping for a vision that might clarify what was happening to them."You mean, 'kidnapped', Mom," Terisa corrected her in her bored, sarcastic voice. "Hijacking is what you do to things and Kidnapping is what you do ... well, what happened to.