The trio ate in relative quiet. From time to time, the Turk glanced over at his naked, kneeling prisoner. Denise pleaded with her eyes to be allowed to eat. He ignored her and returned his attentions to his meal. After the sounds of the meal slowed and then stopped, Cheryl heard the voice of the old woman. She was apparently referring to Denise as the old man and Turk both looked at her at the same time. The old man answered the woman, chuckling. The Turk spoke a short, staccato sentence in the foreign tongue and then, after sliding his chair back from the table, got up and left the room. The old man followed him.
After Tamara cleared the table, she unleashed Denise from the table and led her into the kitchen. It was a large, stone tiled room, with a large oven and an old, black, gas fire
