“If you morons can’t shoot more than a single rabbit lets see if you can even hit a sheep from 200 yards” the Sergeant challenged his troops. Even that stationary target took one of the soldiers four shots. Two of the soldiers dragged the carcass back to their encampment while others started untying the ropes from the women’s bleeding wrists and transferring the bonds to their ankles for the night. With this small act to ease the prisoners’ discomfort Tayna hoped the Sergeant had after all some pity for his charges. Was the sheep carcass to feed them as well as the soldiers?
Some of the soldiers were commanded to build a fire while others started skinning the sheep. Tayna waited for the young soldier to finish attending to Marie’s bonds and release her own burning wrists -suddenly Marie sprang to
