Chapter 431

Each of the seven men was chained individually into a bolt behind their back and into the floor. They had less than 12 inches of wiggle room in either direction. They could not reach the man to his left or right, and what they were looking at straight ahead made them queasy. Their captors were not like Alan, Sergeant, and Susan. These men were just like they were. These men were professionals, and they knew they were in trouble.

Then, this little fellow walked in, and all their captors stood at full attention.

"My name is Colonel Lucius C. Canyon. 93rd Army Rangers Retired. You can call me Colonel, or Sir, you call me anything else, and you will fear me more than you fear your God. Do you wonder why this pig is hanging upside down, with its head 1 foot above this fire? Let me tell you why. Some warlord in Africa came up with this torture, I can't pronounce his name, never could, but I love what he came up with. The fire is not really that hot, but over time it