Henry suggested. For all they know, shes another maddoctor.An interestingpossibility, Martin said. You have such a clever way ofthinking, Henry. You should write a story.Henry loved thatMartin thought him clever. I could write one where the heroesactually do kiss.Martin laughed,pleased by the idea.Fighting on the mainfloor of the house, they were outnumbered, meeting wave after wave ofOrder lackeys, and there was some suspense resulting from thesituation, though Henry was confident Theo would prevail, as always,despite the odds. After a particularly close call, Theo fired his gunat the ceiling to alert the men waiting in the lane outside, and asthey moved through the endless parlors and suites of the cavernousmansions, they heard the sound of wood splintering ahead of them,Theos men breaking down the front door.The Dauntlessmen fought their way into the house to meet up with Theo and thecaptives and then they all fought their way back out again. In theconfusion, Theo took a knife wound to the chest, a slice across hisleft pectoral that sent blood sheeting down his shirtfront but didnot prevent him from killing the lackey whod cut him.Escaping from themansion, they led the captives downhill to the relative safety of thedockside tavern. Every one of the captive slaves had been kidnappedelsewhere and brought to this place for nefarious purposes. Theo, whoknew so well how close the bond between master and slave could be,determined to give help to all who wished to return to their rightfulhomes. They would not have the luxury of time to deliver the captivesto their masters themselves, however; they needed to find Dr.DeSades Refuge and end him once and for all. Theo gave ample fundsfor sea passage to all he had freed and wished them the best.The girl, however,was coming with them.Why?Henry demanded. What the hell for?Dooley likes her.Maybe shes for Dooley, not Theo?She had amnesia anddidnt know where she belonged, and none of the people in thetavern recognized her as coming from the town. She clearly had somespecial importance to DeSades organization, and Theo believed itpossible she might have important information about the Order shouldher memory return.The tavern-keeperswife gave her a dress to wear and a pair of shoes, and in exchangethe girl gave the woman her floral kimono.They boarded theDauntless with the girl and sailed out of the harbor as dawnbroke, with one of the nearest Order locations as destination. Georgegot out of bedThe bed theyshare, Henry reminded Martin.Oh, I remember!and cleanedTheos wound, insisting that he sit still and let George take careof him. Satisfied that the wound would heal properly, he then helpedTheo pore over the Orders map, looking for any sign of this Refugeof DeSades. Finally, with Theo nearly asleep on his feet, Georgeconvinced him to lie down.Just for amoment, Sir, George said very tenderly. Just to rest youreyes. Theo let himself be led to the bed and George tucked him in.Thats it forthis month, Martin said with a sigh. To be continued. Oh, itsreally getting good, dont you think?Yes,Henry said, feeling deeply satisfied by the direction things weregoing at the end. Theo and George taking care of each other, the