“We’re set,” he said firmly. XXX Not that I had ever seen any of them, but I have seen some old pictures and movies. He signaled the eunuchs and they came hurrying out onto the stage to begin releasing her. The laughter caused Master Rod to almost lose control. I had my Glock firmly in my hand, but still under my coat. Her obvious fear was causing her to be louder than she intended. She was wearing a different, full-length black dress that was skin-tight to the waist and then became full, almost like a ball gown. The bottom portion was a not-quite shiny fabric with a pattern on it of some sort. His voice was tinged with sarcastic laughter as he said, “Even if your inept attempt at throwing a knife had succeeded, I’m wearing a multi-layer bulletproof vest. She watched trembling as the eunuchs
