Rhineland Inheritance
“The rope tied to his wrists and flung over an overhead beam had been measured out carefully. His toes barely scraped the earth, but could not bear any of his weight. As he returned to full consciousness, he realized it was not just his head that was pounding. His arms burned from being stretched out of their sockets.
“Looks like the captain’s about ready to join us again, sir.”
“Give him another bucketful, Jenks,” the sergeant ordered. “I want him all the way round for this.”
A torr...ent of ice-cold water slapped Jake square in the face. He coughed, spluttered, and opened his eyes.
“There you are, Burnes,” the sergeant sneered. “ ’Scuse me for not saluting and all.”
Jake licked his lips at the taste of water, then whispered, “I thought we were supposed to be on the same side.”
“Yeah, I heard that too somewhere along the line.MoreLess
“Looks like the captain’s about ready to join us again, sir.”
“Give him another bucketful, Jenks,” the sergeant ordered. “I want him all the way round for this.”
A torr...ent of ice-cold water slapped Jake square in the face. He coughed, spluttered, and opened his eyes.
“There you are, Burnes,” the sergeant sneered. “ ’Scuse me for not saluting and all.”
Jake licked his lips at the taste of water, then whispered, “I thought we were supposed to be on the same side.”
“Yeah, I heard that too somewhere along the line.MoreLess
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