Chapter 22

Shen spent the rest of the ride sharing as much information about the den and its layout as he could remember, including the route he took for escape. By the time we reached the motel, we had a fairly clear picture in our minds of the den’s interior and its occupants.

We went to McDonald’s drive through and loaded up on fast food before returning to the room.  Shen ate the majority of his meal before we reached the hotel, but not before Elsa produced a packet of wet wipes and insisted he clean the blood from his hands and face before eating.

Once in the hotel room, Shen immediately set to cleansing the rest of his body.  The shower was warm and inviting and more than a little refreshing.  With the water as hot as he could tolerate it, Shen stood so that the pulsing shower could massage away the tension in the overused muscles of his thighs.

I paced the room while I waited for Shen to finish showering.  My friend gave the impressio