Shamul raised a hand to the woman, who whimpered, cringing away from him as far as she could. XXX Shamul stood back and pointed at a support beam in the middle of the room. Revenge and anger were all he knew. Shamul came to stand in front of him; he stood casually, head to one side. “This one is so young, and yet so much stronger. And when they were apart, she was little more than a vegetable. Shamul noticed the boy’s fear and chuckled again, standing up straight and rubbing his crotch absently. “Anyone who has a problem with that, speak up by all means.” Lysander had heard the term, ‘thunderous silence’, but had never actually seen one. “That’ll do, Sarah, get going.” Sarah stared at the floor, tears rolling from one eye,
