Chapter 9: Innocent Bystanders

Chapter 9: Innocent Bystanders

“I am only a recruiter,” he told her after dinner.

They were sitting around the coffee table, he having coffee, she tea. After making her eat her dinner with handcuffs on, he had finally taken them off. Of course, to make it less difficult for her, he had allowed her to keep her hands in front for eating. Once off totally, she wasted no time in buttoning her blouse and regaining her skirt.

He had apologized for the inconvenience but he also admitted that he enjoyed the show her body had put on.

“I talk with students and if I find someone who really thinks that our current form of government should be replaced, I let them know there is a group that feels the same way. And who want to do something about it.”

“But what can be done?” Dawn asked. “The Church and Guards control everything. The population is so afraid of them that they won’t say boo. And the schools…! I see now how we were conditioned in school to accept the One World and Church ideas. But the worst part is that they can take anyone they want right off the street and lock them away for a lifetime of torture.”

“What can be done?” he repeated her question. “I don’t know. As you say, they control everything. I can only introduce you to the group. Well, at least one contact. That’s all I know of them. One man who will take you the rest of the way. You can understand why, can’t you? If I’m suspected or caught, I can only give away that one man. And I don’t even know his name except as Tom.”

Dawn sighed. “If that is all you can do, then fine. Introduce me. Maybe he or someone else has ideas about what to do.”

“You will be a boost to them,” he added, along with another spoon of sugar to his coffee. “As far as I know, no one has ever escaped from one of the abbeys. Your knowledge of what goes on inside them will be of great value.”

“I hope so.”

“When it gets later, I will take you there. Meantime relax and enjoy some more cake.”

“No thanks, I’m full. But Professor, is it far?”

“No, fortunately. We can walk. I would suggest you do not go back to that car you stole. The Guards are generally rather dumb, but they can sometimes be efficient at what they do. They may have found the car by now.”

“That’s okay. I have nothing in it that I need.”

“Good. Do you like classical music? I have some very nice CD’s here.”