I elaborated. “I hacked the software so that Brent could connect to my phone and in turn allow him to operate the v-” I stopped myself from saying...‘vibrator’ aloud as several families were all within earshot around us now. “the ‘device’, from the fire-station. If that isn’t the ‘next best thing to being there’ then I don’t know what is.”“Aaron, you arranged all that?” Emma asked incredulously.“I did. I have skills beyond those in the bedroom, you know,” I said. That sentence got me a scornful. In our room, we shower before dressing for the day and having breakfast.We had dressed in our hiking clothes after showering and a bit of chanting to prepare us for the day. We were still in time for the free breakfast when we returned to the lobby. Most of those who had been there previously were gone when we returned, but others had taken their place, as apparently the hotel was quite full this weekend.Following breakfast, we retrieved our backpacks from the room before setting out. We were. ”“I’m not going to accept that, not from you.”“You don’t have to accept it. But it’s the only thing that makes sense to me right now.”“No, it makes no sense at all! What’ve you done to make people act this way?”Lara was silent for a while before speaking quietly.“That’s the sad part, Matt ... I was just being myself.” She sobbed heavily once. “Just being myself, and being myself fucks people up. Now please go away. I need to be alone for a while.”Needless to say, my thoughts churned that night. I heard a woman scream from the vicinity of the coach, and that made up my mind.I took the reins of my horse in my teeth, cocked both pistols, and kicked my horse in the ribs. He instantly took off, and charged down the road, straight for the men, and the other horses. I couldn't yell because of holding the reins in my teeth, and didn't want to alert them to my presence in any event. The horse and I charged down on them like Quantrell's Raiders, and the first any of them knew of my arrival was.