She stared at the greasy leather mug. There was drink in it, liquid, cooling, vital, merciful drink. She gulped desperately as he tilted the cup and poured the fluid into her mouth. Once she choked, the precious liquid spewing out, but he paused and put the cup to her lips again.The stuff was bitter. Foul tasting. She knew what it was now – hyssop, the herb given to prisoners before crucifixion. To lessen the pain they said. Once, lying on a dining couch, she had wondered idly why they would wish to lessen the pain. The young legate beside her had laughed. Not for mercy, he said. It was simply that the pain of nailing was so great that criminals often fainted when they were put on the cross, and many of them never revived. With the hyssop almost all would survive those critical early minutes, and then they would live to suffer for hours or days – which was what crucifixion was all about. Of course, he had added, the effects of the herb didn’t last long, but it seemed that the body. .. for now. I'll be getting out soon." Did you shoot some bad guys? My dad shot some bad guys. He was in the army too." No ... I never did shoot anyone. I worked on trucks and tanks and helicopters." Helicopters?" he said, his eyes lighting up."Yep. I make sure they're safe to fly." Oh, wow! Do you fly in them?" Sometimes I go up with the pilots and make sure everything is working okay." Someday I'm going to be a pilot. I want to fly helicopters," he said enthusiastically."Why helicopters? I thought all kids wanted to fly fighter jets." Yeah, but in a helicopter I could land anywhere. Even in my back yard." Oh ... okay. I get that. Well, study hard in school and you can get a chance."The mention of the word school seemed to put a damper on William's enthusiasm."Do any of the kids call you Bill?" I asked."No!" he said, stamping his foot. "My name is William." Oh, okay. Sorry."Tara was still clutching at her mother's skirt."She's quite shy until she gets to know you, Ruel," Mary.
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