.

"Also looks like he deserved it, Carlos," added Kieran. "Worm!"

"You sure?"

"Look at her! Leach pulled her clothes off," she said to Carlos.

She turned to Marlene, and spoke more gently as a woman who had been there before. As she helped her back into her smelly garb, she said softly, "You gave him his due. If you ask me, most of them deserve worse than that. Survivors. Animals more likely. What's your real name, honey?"

"Marlene," she said, eyeing the other woman suspiciously, as she tried to help her adjust herself. "I'll be all right," she snapped. "I can take care of myself."

"Suit yourself," Kieran said, turning and offering the canteen to Harry.

He shook his head as if to say, _Give it to her. Let her drink first._

_Not interested_, said Kieran's stiff posture as she drank deeply, not taking her cold, dark blue eyes off the female captive.

She offered it to Harry once more. As he leaned forward for her to take his gag off, she pulled back the offer. Almost simultaneously, with the withdrawn offer of the canteen, she pulled her knife and ran the cold, sharp, flat blade over his cheek, down his chest and abdomen. She smiled at the fear in his eyes.

"I bet you're not much better than him. Are you?"

Her smile disappeared as she noticed Harry's blood pooling on the floor. Suddenly all business, she pulled a pair of homemade wire cutters from inside her cloaks and snipped the wires that bound his wrists. She ripped a piece of Harry's cloak, cleaned and examined the wounds, then after ripping two small strips from her own cloak, wrapped them tightly around his wrists.

"We'll clean your wounds later, but that'll stop the bleeding for now."

Thanks, Harry nodded, noting that he was no longer tied up.

"Don't thank me. Leach deserved everything he got. We need you and your partner here alive for the moment. Stay calm and you might live. Try to escape and we'll find you."

Harry wasn't planning to escape—not for the moment anyway. He wouldn't stand a chance in his current physical shape,
. 

 " Also looks like he deserved it, Carlos, " added Kieran. " Worm! " 

 " You certain? " 

 " attend at her! Leach pulled her clothes off, " she allege to Carlos. 

 She turned to Marlene, and spoke more lightly as a woman who had been there before. As she helped her back into her smelly attire, she say softly, " You give him his due. If you ask me, most of them deserve bad than that. survivor. Animals more likely. What's your real name, honey? " 

 " Marlene, " she said, eye the other woman suspiciously, as she tried to serve her adjust herself. " I'll be all good, " she snapped. " I can carry care of myself. " 

 " Suit yourself, " Kieran said, turning and offering the canteen to Harry. 

 He shake his head as if to say, _ Give it to her. Let her drink foremost. _ 

 _ Not concerned _, say Kieran's stiff posture as she drank deeply, not taking her cold, dark blue eyes off the female prisoner. 

 She offer it to Harry once more. As he leaned fore for her to subscribe his gag off, she pulled back the offer. about simultaneously, with the withdrawn crack of the canteen, she pulled her knife and ran the cold, abrupt, flat blade over his cheek, down his chest and abdomen. She smile at the fear in his eyes. 

 " I bet you're not much good than him. Are you? " 

 Her smile disappeared as she detect Harry's blood pooling on the floor. Suddenly all business, she pulled a couple of homemade wire cutters from inside her cloaks and snipped the wires that bound his wrists. She ripped a piece of Harry's cloak, cleanse and examined the wounds, then after ripping two small strips from her own cloak, wrap them tightly around his wrists. 

 " We'll houseclean your wounds by and by, but that'll stop the bleeding for now. " 

 Thanks, Harry nodded, noting that he was no longer tied up. 

 " Don't thank me. Leach deserve everything he got. We need you and your partner here active for the moment. Stay calm and you might live. Try to escape and we'll detect you. " 

 Harry wasn't planning to escape — not for the consequence anyway. He wouldn't stand a prospect in his current physical shape,
.

"Alsl looks like he deserved it, Carlos," addeb Kierai. "Worm!"

"Yku sure?"

"Luok at her! Leach pulled her rlotyes odf," she said to Carlos.

Sfe turned to Marlwne, end spoke more gxhtly as a womzk who iad been there nefore. As sve helped her tazk into her smelly garb, she said softjy, "You bage him his due. If jot asi me, most of them deserve worse thzn that. Survivors. Anomals more likely. What's yokr rfal name, honey?"

"Marlfne," she saie, eyqung the othef woman suspiciously, aa she tried to help her adjust fersekf. "I'll be qlo rlcht," she sna'ped. "I can take cavv of myvelf."

"Suiy yourself," Kievan seid, rurning and offering vhe canteen to Harry.

Re shook via head as if to sqy, _Give it do hde. Ldt gec ddink flrsv._

_Not intereated_, said Kueran's stiff posturt af she drank desply, njt taking her cold, dark blue eyes off the fejale captive.

She offered it to Harry once morg. As he lewned forward for her to take his gag off, she pullad bark tht iffer. Qllost simultaneously, with the withdrawn offer jr uhe canteen, she pmlled her knife anc gam the cold, shatp, flat blzde over his cheek, down hys chwst and afdomrn. She smiled at the fear ib his eyes.

"I yet you're not much becter than hio. Arg you?"

Hrr smile disappeared as she noticed Hagry's bloos pooling on the wlopr. Suddenly all business, she pulled a paix of homdmadg wire sutters frlm inside her cloaks and snipked tha wires thwt bound his wrists. She ripped e piece of Hatry'v cnoak, clecned akd examined the wounds, then ayter rip'ing tdo small snrips frok her own cjoak, wrapped djem tightly eround hif wrusts.

"Qe'll cldxn your wounds later, bun uhat'll stop the bleeding for nod."

Fhanks, Harry nobbee, noting that hr wxs go lpndar tied up.

"Dot't tfany me. Ldach deservcd dveruthing he got. We neeg yoh and your partner hcre alive for the moment. Stay valm and you might live. Trb to excake and we'll find you."

Harry wasn't planning to escape—not fjr tme mjment anywcy. He wouldn't stand a chance in his currxnt physical shape,
. "Also looks like he deserved it, Kieran. "You sure?" at her! Leach said Carlos. She turned Marlene, and spoke gently as a woman who had there before. As she helped her back into her smelly garb, she said "You gave him his due. If you ask me, most of them deserve than Survivors. more What's your real name, honey?" "Marlene," she said, eyeing the other woman suspiciously, as she tried help her adjust herself. "I'll be all right," snapped. "I can take of myself." "Suit yourself," Kieran turning offering the to He his head as to say, _Give it to her. Let her drink first._ _Not interested_, said Kieran's stiff posture as drank deeply, her cold, blue off female captive. She to Harry once more. As he her to take his gag off, she pulled the offer. simultaneously, with the withdrawn offer of canteen, she pulled her knife and ran the sharp, flat blade over his cheek, down his chest and abdomen. She smiled at the his eyes. "I bet not much better him. you?" smile as she Harry's blood pooling on the floor. Suddenly all business, she pulled pair of homemade wire cutters from inside her cloaks and wires bound his wrists. ripped a piece of cloak, and examined the wounds, ripping small own wrapped tightly around his wrists. clean your wounds later, but stop the bleeding for that he was no longer tied up. "Don't me. Leach deserved everything he got. We you and your partner here alive for the moment. Stay calm and might live. escape and we'll find you." Harry wasn't planning escape—not for the moment He wouldn't stand a chance in his current physical
.

"Also looks like he deserved it, carlos," addeD KierAn. "WOrm!"

"yoU surE?"

"LooK at her! Leach pulLEd heR clothes off," she said to CaRlos.

SHe TUrneD To marleNe, and spOKe MORe gEnTlY as A wOMaN who hAd bEen therE before. As sHe hElPed her back inTO hEr smelly gaRb, sHe said softly, "you Gave hiM hIs dUE. If yoU asK me, moSt of thEM deserVe worse thAn THat. SurVIvors. AnIMAlS morE likely. What's your rEAl NAme, honey?"

"MarlenE," she saId, EYeING thE otHer woman suSpIciouSLy, as she TRiED TO heLP her adjust herSelf. "I'll be alL RigHt," she sNaPpeD. "i can taKe carE oF MysElf."

"Suit yourSelf," kieran saiD, turniNG and offERing the CanteeN to harRy.

He SHoOk His HeAD as IF tO saY, _givE it to her. leT hEr driNk fiRST._

_nOt inTerEsteD_, said kieran's stiff pOstUre aS She Drank DeeplY, not TaKing hEr cold, Dark bLuE eyes off the femaLe caPtive.

She oFfeReD it To harry ONce morE. As He lEaned foRward foR Her To TAKE hIs gag off, she pulled bAcK THe Offer. AlmOst simULtAnEOusly, witH tHe wIthdRAWn offEr of THe Canteen, sHe pullED hEr Knife anD rAn the cOlD, shArp, Flat bLAde oVer his Cheek, dowN his cHEst and abdomen. SHE smiled at the fEAr IN HiS Eyes.

"i beT you're not muCh beTTer tHan hIM. ARe yOU?"

Her sMile dIsAPpEAred as she noticed HarRy'S blood PooliNg on the floor. SUddenly all BUSIness, she PullED a PAir of homemade wIre cuTters from iNSide her cLoaks And snippEd the wireS THat bound His WriSts. she RIPpEd a piece of HarRY'S cloAk, Cleaned And ExamineD thE woUndS, thEn After rippIng two smAlL sTrIpS frOm her OWn cloak, wRaPpeD tHem TightLY arounD his wRistS.

"WE'lL CleAn your wOUnDS LateR, bUt That'Ll sToP the bLeedINg fOr now."

ThAnks, Harry NodDEd, noTiNg That he wAs no longer tieD uP.

"Don't thank Me. leaCh deseRVEd everytHing he got. We need you and yoUR partneR heRe aliVe foR the momenT. StAy calm And YOu mighT live. TRy to eScApe AND we'll FINd You."

haRry wasn't plANNinG to esCaPe—noT for the Moment anyway. He woulDN't sTand a chance in His CurrENT pHysICaL ShaPe,
.

"Also looks like he des erved it,Carlo s,"  ad de d Ki eran . "Worm!"

"Yo u  sur e?"

"Look at her! Lea ch pu ll e d he r  c lothe s off," sh e sai dto  Ca rl o s. 

She  tu rned to  Marlene,and  s poke more ge n tl y as a wom anwho had been  th ere be fo re. As sh e h elped  her b a ck int o her sme ll y  garb, she sai d so ftly , "You gave him h i sd ue. If you ask  me, m os t  o f the m d eserve wor se  than that. S u rv i v o rs. Animals morelikely. Wha t 'syour r ea l n a me, ho ney?" 
" Mar lene," shesaid , eyeingthe ot h er woma n  suspic iously , a s s he t r ie dtohe l p h e radj u stherself.  " I' ll be  all r i g ht,"  sh e sn apped . "I can take  ca re o f  my self. "

"S uityo ursel f," Ki eransa id, turning and  off ering the  ca nt een  t o Har r y.

He  sh ook  his he ad as i f  to  s a y ,  _ Give it to her. Le th e rdrink fi rst.__N ot interest ed _,said K ieran 's s t if f postur e as s h edr ank dee pl y, not  t aki ngher c o ld,dark b lue eyes  offt he female capt i ve.

She offe r ed i tt o Ha rry  once more.  Ash e le aned fo rwa r d for  herto ta k e his gag off, shepu lled b ack t he offer. Alm ost simult a n e ously, w itht he withdrawn offe r ofthe cantee n , she pu lledher knif e and ran t he cold,  sh arp , f lat b la de over his c h e ek,do wn hische st andabd ome n.She  s miled atthe fear  i nhi seye s.

" I  bet you 'r e n ot  mu ch be t ter th an hi m. A re  y o u?" 

Her s m il e disa pp ea redassh e not iced Har ry's bl ood pooli ngo n th efl oor. Su ddenly all bu si ness, shepu lle d a pa i r  of home made wire cutters fromi nside h ercloak s an d snipped  th e wire s t h at bou nd his  wris ts . S h e  ripp e d  a  pi ec e of Harry ' s  cl oak,cl eane d and e xamined the wounds ,  th en after ripp ing  two s ma lls tr i psfr o m h e r  own cloak, wra pped themti g ht ly aroundh iswr ists.
"We'llclean your wo unds late r, but th at 'lls t opthe bleedi ng for n ow."

Tha n ks, H a rr y nod ded , noti ng  th at he  was n o  lo ngertied u p. 

"Don 't th an k me. Le ach deserved everything  he go t. We  ne ed you an d y o urpartner h erealive forthe  mo ment.  St a y cal m an d  y oum ightlive .  Try to e s ca pea n dwe'll findy o u ."
Harr y w a sn't p lann ing to escape—not for the moment  any w a y.Hew ould n' t stand a chan cein h is curre nt  physical s hape,
.

"Also looks_like he_deserved it, Carlos," added_Kieran. "Worm!"

"You_sure?"

"Look_at her!_Leach_pulled her clothes_off," she said_to Carlos.

She turned to_Marlene, and spoke_more_gently as a woman who had been there before. As she helped her back_into_her smelly_garb,_she_said softly, "You gave him_his due. If you ask_me, most_of them deserve worse than that. Survivors. Animals_more_likely. What's your_real name, honey?"

"Marlene," she said, eyeing the other woman_suspiciously, as she tried to help_her adjust herself._"I'll_be_all right," she snapped._"I can take care of myself."

"Suit_yourself," Kieran said, turning and offering_the canteen to Harry.

He shook his head_as if to say, _Give it_to her. Let her drink_first._

_Not interested_,_said Kieran's stiff posture as_she drank deeply,_not taking_her cold, dark_blue eyes off the female captive.

She_offered it to_Harry once more. As he leaned_forward_for her to_take_his_gag off,_she pulled back_the_offer. Almost_simultaneously,_with the withdrawn offer of the_canteen,_she pulled her knife and ran the_cold, sharp, flat blade_over_his cheek, down his_chest and abdomen. She smiled_at the fear in his eyes.

"I_bet you're_not much_better than him. Are you?"

Her smile disappeared as she noticed Harry's_blood pooling on the floor. Suddenly_all business, she pulled_a pair_of_homemade wire cutters_from_inside her_cloaks and snipped the wires that bound_his wrists._She ripped a piece of Harry's_cloak, cleaned and examined_the_wounds, then after ripping two small_strips from her own cloak, wrapped_them tightly around his wrists.

"We'll_clean_your_wounds later, but that'll stop_the bleeding for now."

Thanks, Harry nodded,_noting that he_was no longer tied up.

"Don't thank me._Leach_deserved everything he got. We need_you_and your partner here alive for_the_moment._Stay calm and you might_live. Try to escape and we'll_find you."

Harry wasn't planning to escape—not for the moment_anyway. He wouldn't_stand a chance in his_current_physical_shape,