Tangle in the Dark - Kassidor

The soldiers made comments that made the girls giggle asthey worked their hooters by them. At times they crossedopen galleries, once over a courtyard where a troupe of nearlynaked dancers practiced some synchronized twirls andprances.She heard plenty of the language and had time to wonderhow she was going to learn it. She was starting to guess atsome of the words. She figured learning language was prettymuch a subconscious process in children, it would probablybe like that with her. It wouldn’t hurt to be conscious of whatshe could, but she couldn’t let it overwhelm her. She waspretty confident that she would be given food and water and aplace to sleep until she learned the language. She was stillafraid she might be mistreated and raped, and she wasn’t sureshe could get herself ready in time if it came to that,especially since she wasn’t going to drink like that again, atleast not til she could recover her med panel.They stopped at a small cubicle with a half-door. Theirsergeant conferred furtively with a girl within. She soon leftthe room, and a few minutes later an older woman returned tothat room and came to the half door. She still had long thickhair, well cared for, and her blouse was not open, but it wasvery low and her cleavage was still impressive. Her skirt wasthe most elaborate she had seen yet. She looked too old to becarrying all the jewelry she had on her, objects of astoundingcraftsmanship. She had the most elaborate bangle hangingfrom her left wrist, which also bore a thick bracelet with404