Chapter 38Casina awoke to the sound of raucous laughter and jesting. She was lying on a corner bunk, similar to the one she had been on when the aliens had first brought her aboard their spaceship. Although this time her hands and feet were bound, so there was little she could do to free herself. She was forced to lay there awhile, listening to the noise in the adjoining cabin. Eventually, she managed to sit up and lean forward, on the edge of the bunk.
"Hey!" she yelled to whoever was within hearing range. "Hey, you morons! Come and untie me!"
Seconds later, a man stood in the doorway. He grunted something in alien, which infuriated her.
"Damn it," she said. "I"m not fluent in your language, so answer me in English, you jerk!" She pushed herself to a standing position and started hoppi
