Chapter nine

Though the Falcon was actually ranking higher than Dr. Bernard, the Sudanese had not protested when the doctor had ordered a few hours of sleeping. In fact, he had even offered to do the watch. During that, he had not only watched the moaning and squirming girls, but also sent a pigeon to the Mahdi`s men hidden not far away from that place. Had the others known what he had written, they would have been less relaxed, but when he awakened the others early in the morning, they only showed interest in their captives.

Sarah was still thrashing in her bonds, trying vigorously to rub her private parts against the stake just too far away to allow her some relief. Close to her, Emily was in a similar state, equally moaning with despair and frustration.

Dr. Bernard smiled when they entered the barn and lit a few lanterns. Linda and Caitlyn had both fainted and hung from their arms, but they still managed to keep the bamboo stick horizontally. When Ibrahim and Selim carefully untied their arms from the ropes connected to the ceiling beam and lowering to the ground, they both mewed anxiously, but Dr. Bernard just pulled the gutter from between their legs.

»So, you found some sleep, Ladies? That`s good, for we have a surprise for you!«

He and Ibrahim sat up Caitlyn and tied her already bound wrists to her ankles, forcing her into a kneeling position, sitting on her heels. The doctor even untied her knees to allow her keeping balance more easily. Then, he ordered Peter and Selim to get Emily.

Linda shuddered when a few minutes later, a squirming and moaning Emily was brought inside the barn. It was not the fact that she was naked, bound and gagged, for that had been their state for the last hours or even days. It was the sheer expression of arousal and lust that looked almost frightening.

Emily had her arms now bound wrists to elbows behind her back, a comparatively comfortable position. Her arms were also pulled downwards from ropes that went around the tops of her thighs, framing her pubic mound. In between, Linda could not help looking at her glistering and swollen clit and labia that were literally crying for relief. Above, her nipples were hard and erect and she seemed to be just obsessed by her pelvis, panting and groaning.

»In earlier times, they would have condemned her to an exorcism – or to be burnt at the stake!«, Linda thought with a shiver.

Instead, the men pushed her forward until she staggered towards Caitlyn who watched the aroused redhead with dismay, too. The specific fragrance hit her nose with vehemence, but worse was to come.

First, the men slung the noose around Emily`s upper body and adjusted it until it was snug around her upper body and forced her to remain in a standing position. Then, they forced her to sit on Caitlyn`s shoulders – ascending them from the front, so Caitlyn`s face was pressed against the redhead`s crotch. She screamed through her gag and tried to get away, but now, Ibrahim held her still whilst Peter and Selim grabbed Emily`s legs and tied them off to the ends of a stick that was some four feet in length, forcing her to stand with her legs spread wide. Then, the center of the stick was tied to Caitlyn`s ankles. When the men let both girls go, they quickly realized that Emily could shake back and forth and wriggle her hips, but not descend from Caitlyn`s shoulders or get more than one or two inches between her wet, swollen middle and the other`s face. She whimpered and panted and Caitlyn realized with horror that Emily was desperately trying to fight against the effects of the aphrodisiac – a fight she would not be able to keep up for long. Sooner or later, she would need relief – and the only possibility would be to rub her clit over Caitlyn`s face.

The men now grabbed Linda whose knees were also released, but only to tie a stick to them, spreading her thighs. Then, she also had to sit upright, but her ankles and wrists were not tied together. Instead, she was bent forward so her face lay in the sand and her butt was pointing upwards. Linda groaned when a doubled rope was slung around her waist and threaded between her splayed legs from the front to the back where it was pushed through the waist rope again. Selim pulled the slack out, producing a snug, yet not too tight crotch rope.

A frantic mewing and grunting announced the appearance of Sarah, in a similar, perhaps even worse state of unreleased arousal as Emily. She also had her arms bound behind her back at wrists and elbows and her legs were unbound, but she had a rope tied around her waist.

With the help of Peter, Selim positioned the petite Sarah behind Linda`s exposed butt and took the ends from the blonde`s crotch rope. This, he threaded through Sarah´s waist rope, between her legs and again through her rope belt before he pulled, forcing her to press her pussy against Linda`s backside. The blonde moaned when she felt the hot wet lap rub over her buttocks, but now, Ibrahim tied the combined crotch rope off to Sarah`s wrists.

The position would have been humiliating even if Sarah had stood still. But now, her suffering pussy had a rough rope through it, something that she could use to get some stimulation and to get herself over the edge. Linda tried to buck when Sarah thrust forward, but tied as they were, it was like a perverse rodeo. No matter how much Linda struggled, Sarah remained pressed against her butt, more and more getting off from her now found way out from the burning lust between her legs.

Two yards away, Emily more and more lost control, too. She was mumbling an excuse through her gag, but at the same time, her hips trembled more and more and Caitlyn knew that she would soon begin to rock them and press them against her face. Caitlyn screamed, but the vibration of her gagged moaning seemed to have a stoking effect on Emily`s glooming arousal.

Indeed, Emily was fighting with all her strength to keep herself from throwing herself upon the other girl. The fire in her pussy now was maddening her and she knew that one false move from Caitlyn would get her over the edge and make her rub her wet middle over her unwilling partner`s face.

»Need some help?«

It was Dr. Bernard. Emily shook her head and moaned miserably, but with a diabolic smile, the doctor now placed two clothespins on her hard nipples.

»Mmhrrrmmmmmm!«

The painful bite into her swollen buds not only made Emily scream into her gag, it also made her squirm in her bonds. Her sudden move hit Caitlyn by surprise and she let out a muffled grunt when Emily`s wet labia now touched her face.

»Oouuuhhmmm!«

A shudder strayed through the redhead`s aching womb. When she had tried to withdraw, one of the straps of Caitlyn`s gag had rubbed over Emily`s clit. It felt like finally being able to scratch a terribly itching spot – just a thousand times stronger and more intense. Unable to control herself any longer, Emily now thrust her pelvis forward, rubbed her burning, wet slippery flesh over Caitlyn`s mouth, her chin, her nose, her forehead. The soft resistance offered little relief and so, she accelerated her moves and forced her pussy deeper into Caitlyn`s face.

The other girl felt she would suffocate and screamed through her gag, feeling the hot moisture everywhere and desperately trying to get loose.

With deep grunts now Emily clenched the other`s heads tighter between her thighs and pumped with her hips, trying to get herself finally over the edge. Then, with a triumphant groan, she climaxed, forcing the helpless Caitlyn to join her orgasm with all her senses, but without the pleasure.

Linda had been left with an almost ridiculous choice: either, she kept on trying to avoid Sarah’s assaults and would have to rub her face and her upper body over the sand – or she held still and held against it, working together with the girl to get it over her.

Of course, the crotch rope did not only tease Sarah, but also herself. But Linda now strained her muscles and whenever Sarah now thrust her middle against her butt, she pushed it backwards and intensified the touch of the rope for both of them. Sarah now moaned and sighed and moved faster. She pulled on the crotch rope with her bound wrists and Linda could feel that she would soon-

»Mph! Mph! Uuhhmm! Mmhhrrmmmmm! Uuuuuhhmmmmmm!«

Sarah came heftily and Linda suddenly reminded an occasion back in the Emir`s palace, when he had once taken her from behind. The situation was quite similar and she almost waited for the girl to collapse over her back. However, she still was writhing and rocking her hips and now, Linda felt she was reacting to her crotch rope, too.

She closed her eyes and began to adjust to Sarah`s moves, now less frantic, but still intense and very sensual. With the desperate urge gone, Sarah now seemed to enjoy the quieter passion and so, when both girls reached the top at the same time, it was less like a volcano and more like a long and tender fountain that sent blissful waves through both their bodies.

Now, Sarah sank on Linda; back and little later, the blonde could hear a faint sobbing. But at the same time, Sarah rubbed against her, soft and gentle now, as if to say »Thank You«. Linda turned her head and when her eyes met Sarah`s she could see that the girl was weeping from relief, not from humiliation.

»Wow, what a way to start a new day!«, Dr. Bernard said, looking at the panting, sweating and moaning bunch of helpless girls and sucking in the air, filled with the fragrance of female arousal. The others either gawked or grinned like sheep and even the Falcon seemed to have got carried away.

»Yeah, getting five criminals into my hands could definitely be called a good start!«

Melanie and Kazeem had separated after they had climbed over the fence and so, it had been Melanie who had reached the barn first, following the moans and sighs coming from inside. She also was abashed from what she saw, but still, she acted cool and professional.

When a bearded man tried to reach for his pocket, she cocked her pistol and said:

»You want to try if six bullets are enough for the five of you – Falcon?«

Now, she recognized the man as the one she had followed during the last months. Still, Melanie had no idea what these men were planning, but now, she had caught some important members of the criminal group. She smiled at the Falcon who had withdrawn his hand slowly from his pocket and thrown his gun to the ground. Soon, the gun of Peter followed and also Selim`s and Ibrahim`s knifes whilst the doctor had been unarmed.

»As soon as my partner has arrived, you will be freed!«, she assured the girls who stared at her with a mixture of relief and embarrassment – except for Caitlyn whose face still was covered by Emily`s crotch.

»Perhaps, if you spill the beans willingly, you all might get away with a life in prison!«, Melanie continued. Then, she realized a smile on the Falcon`s face and he looked at a point behind her shoulder.

»Really, Falcon? You think that such an old trick works?«

»You don`t need tricks if you have surprise on your side!«, a voice behind Melanie said and at the same moment, she felt the touch of a barrel in her back.

***

Kazeem had decided to explore the barn close to the river first. There, under some palms and further hidden by canvas cloth, he had found both the hearse and the ambulance van. Close to that, the horses had been standing, mumbling some oat. They had snorted when they had spotted him and so, Kazeem had had to soothe them. They were clearly outnumbered and he had no idea if there were more criminals around.

Then, he had heard the sound of a boat`s hull rub over sand and then, he had seen the men jump from the two boats they had arrived with. They moved in silence and he could count at least a dozen armed men heading for the barn from which light emerged and to which Melanie had went.

Oppressing a curse, Kazeem crawled closer and watched how these newly arrived men now threatened Melanie with their weapons, took her gun and led her inside the barn with four men keeping guard outside.

»Sometimes, I think that Kismet hates me a lot!«

Kazeem was sure that Linda was inside the barn, but now, she could also have been on the moon. In addition, these criminals now also had Melanie in their clutches. The raven-haired girl had been just an ally by coincidence, but he could not help liking her and besides, he hated to be defeated like that.

However, his possibilities were limited. If the criminals choose to keep their captives here and leave them guarded by just two or three men, he would have a chance, but somehow, he doubted it would be that easy. Kazeem still had his money, but in his position, leaving his cover and start negotiations would have been a more than silly idea.

Of course, he could sneak back to the fence and leave, since nobody had detected him so far. As on keyword, a man emerged from the barn and said something. Kazeem had difficulties in understanding the Sudanese dialect, but he got that obviously Melanie had spoken of a partner and that the men should be alert if that hadn`t been just a maneuver of distraction.

Luckily for Kazeem, they began looking for him in the other direction and so, he could crawl back to the hole in the fence through which they had come. He sneaked outside and put the loose plank back in place. Kazeem felt like a coward for leaving Melanie behind and retreating without a single shot, but dying in battle would have brought him nothing but the satisfaction of taking two or three enemies with him.

Then, Kazeem made a decision. It felt even worse to him than to just run away, trying to forget Linda, but it was the only thing he could do except from that. Slowly, he put away his gun and walked back towards the road.

***

Melanie looked around inside the barn. Even with the men that had swarmed out to look for Kazeem, there were still six men inside the barn, plus Dr. Bernard and his henchmen. Too much, even for her. And from the girls, she could not expect any help either.

Linda was half lying on her belly, half kneeling, naked, bound and gagged. Melanie was a bit angry that she couldn`t see her delicious forms properly, but she was even more fascinated by Linda`s companion, so to say. A petite auburn haired girl, she presumed it was Sarah, had been tied in a way she knelt behind Linda`s exposed butt and pressed her pussy against it. Sarah seemed to tremble now, but Melanie could tell from their state that these two had also enjoyed their enforced proximity.

A few yards away, a redhead was staring at her, she also looking as if she had just experienced the sex of her life. Melanie thought that it was Emily who hung more from a rope fixing her to the ceiling beam than she actually was standing. She too was naked, bound and gagged and had her nipples clamped with clothespins. A brunette, obviously Caitlyn, was kneeling opposite to Emily who was sitting on Caitlyn`s shoulders, forcing the latter to press her face into the redhead`s lap. Though Melanie could only see the straps at the back of her head, she knew that Caitlyn was gagged, too – and that she had had a more than good view of Emily`s orgasm she still showed clear signs of.

»So, you are admiring my – arrangement?«, Dr. Bernard asked.

»Well, at least, you were more imaginative than when you tried to restrain me!«, Melanie replied. This caused a sneering laugh from the Falcon. He had greeted the men and talked to them in Arabic and it was clear that they belonged to him. Melanie focused the man:

»Come on, Falcon, you are only laughing now because you brought your reinforcements! Are you sure you are enough men?«

The Falcon seemed really amused and Melanie also noticed his less friendly look at Dr. Bernard. Obviously, this gang of criminals was not a band of brothers.

»I have been in England for four years, attending the University of Cambridge. And there, I learned that sportsmanship is for sports, not for a war. You may call me a coward, but I can assure you that I will do a better job in restraining you than the – doctor!«

He spoke the last word as if a doctor was something that could usually be found in sewers. Dr. Bernard started to apologize, but a look from the Falcon made him fall silent. The Arab turned his attention towards Melanie again:

»Sorry, I sometimes forget about manners. You sure feel a little – overdressed in comparison to the other girls!«

Melanie put her hands on her hips and thrust out her hip whilst she also arched back her upper body. Now, her skintight trousers emphasized her trim legs and the transparent blouse showed clearly she was wearing nothing underneath.

»Really, Falcon? You call this ›overdressed‹?«

The man nodded and Melanie shrugged.

»Well, boys will be boys!«

She loosened the laces of her boot and took it off. Then, when she had opened the other one, she saw the grin on the face of Peter who was grinning gleefully. With a swift kick, she shot the boot into his face. It wasn`t an especially hard hit, but the sole of the boot hurt the already broken nose and he howled from pain. Then, holding one hand to his nose and sounding nasal, he cursed and wanted to get against her, but the Falcon and his men laughed and held him back.

»According to what I`ve heard, this was not the first time she hit you. So, if you can`t fight like a man, you have to suffer the consequences!«

Melanie took off her socks. Then, she loosened the knot in her blouse that she had tied over her navel and slowly unbuttoned it. The Falcon let his eyes wander over her sportive body and said:

»You may fight like a man, but you definitely don`t look like one!«

»At least, I don`t have to grow a beard to distinguish from a boy!«, Melanie replied, making no attempt to hide her boobs. The Falcon and his men, though most of them sported beards or mustaches, laughed again.

»Oh, you will soon learn what distinguishes a boy from a man – again and again and again!«

»Is this a promise or a threat?«

Again, Melanie noticed her opponents` slight admiration. However, this did not include Dr. Bernard and his posse, except for Ibrahim who now stood close to the Falcon. Perhaps, she could use this to her advantage. At least, they hadn`t found Kazeem yet and so, buying time was not the worst she could do.

It was impossible to get the tight trousers that clung to her skin undone in a sexy way, but the men seemed more interested in the result and admired her in her brief black knickers. Melanie hooked her fingers into the waistband and slowly peeled them down. Now, the audience could see that she had removed her pubic hair, except for a narrow strip of black hair.

»Is that the female version of a mustache?«, the falcon asked mockingly.

»I prefer calling it the ›Road to Perdition‹!«

She hooked her thumb into the knickers and shot them to the Falcon who grabbed them in the air and brought them to his nose, inhaling deeply.

»It seems you are anticipating what we will do to you!«

Actually, the scent of arousal came from her playing with Linda the day before, but she had no intention to tell that to her captors. So, Melanie just smiled, showing her dimple, and dropped a graceful curtsy.

»To show you my respect«, the falcon now said, »I will bind and gag you personally. But whilst I will prepare everything, you might do a favor to one of the girls. It seems that of these four, only three managed to – get off so far!«

Given the postcoital look of Emily, Linda and Sarah, it was clear he was referring to Caitlyn. The girl seemed to have understood that, too, but bound and gagged as she was, she could do little but squirm, shake her head and whimper through her gag. Melanie approached her, crouched and grabbed her scalp, forcing Caitlyn to look at her. The brunette showed a bewildered expression and Melanie could see and smell the traces of Emily`s climax in her face. She whispered:

»Caitlyn, this will happen, whether you want it or not. The less you fight it, the sooner it will be over – do you understand that?«

Caitlyn mewed, but Melanie kept her eyes focused on hers and finally, the girl nodded slightly. Melanie smiled and kissed the top of her nose.

»At least, I know better what to do than these thugs!«

Melanie found that the way Caitlyn and Emily were tied together made things a bit difficult for her. So, she went behind the redhead and bent forward, getting her head between Caitlyn`s thighs. She moaned and tried to close her legs, but Melanie now reached around and brought her hands under the girl`s buttocks. She pulled herself closer to the warm musty lap of the brunette and began to kiss her inner thighs. It helped Melanie to concentrate that she could hardly see and in addition, Caitlyn`s thighs pressed against her ears.

Melanie continued licking and kissing the soft flesh, all the time massaging and groping the buttocks of her companion. Caitlyn`s pubic hair was tickling her nose and so, Melanie had to sneeze.

»Sorry!«, she said, sounding a bit hollow. The absurdity of that caused Caitlyn to giggle hysterically, but Melanie also felt that the pressure on her ears became less and the girl seemed to relax a bit. She pushed forward and now, her lips explored Caitlyn`s labia. Now, Caitlyn gasped and her body stiffened.

With long strokes of her tongue, Melanie brushed over the girl´s soft flesh, starting deep between her legs and ending at her clit where she always placed a kiss. After some time, she could sense the growing warmth and taste and smell the girl´s reaction. Now, Caitlyn began to rock her hips slightly and let out a deep groan.

»So, I still have the touch!«

Melanie now pulled Caitlyn closer and put her mouth over her clit, sucking it into her mouth and teasing it with her tongue. The same time, she slowly withdrew one of her hands from the girl`s buttocks and began massaging her labia.

»Mmhmmm! Uuhhmmm!«

Caitlyn`s groans sounded a bit hollow, too, since her face was buried into another woman`s lap, too. Melanie now moved her fingers a bit and found that the gate had opened. She let two fingers slide inside Caitlyn and then decided to play the game a bit more roughly.

Melanie clawed her hand into Caitlyn`s buttock and as she heard the girl mew and arch her pelvis forward, she stiffened her fingers and thrust them deep inside her. She loosened her grip on the girl`s butt and withdrew her fingers a bit, only to start the game of clawing her buttock and pushing deep inside her again and again. Caitlyn now had accelerated her moves and was uttering deep guttural moans.

It wasn`t a tender act of love, but Melanie could feel that Caitlyn enjoyed it that way and so, she moved her fingers harder and faster and as a crowning touch, she took some of her pubic hair between her teeth and pulled on it, sending additional small waves of pain through her pussy. This brought Caitlyn over the edge and she twitched and squirmed in the throes of a hefty orgasm, screaming into Emily`s lap. The redhead herself was surprised of that, though she had been at least as vehement earlier. However, the vibrating screams down there made her feel that if the game had continued, she would have reacted to it again, too.

Melanie, her face wet from Caitlyn`s juices, came up and took the other`s face between her moist hands.

»A man would now ask if he did well!«

The look in the brunette`s face was enough of an answer and Melanie again kissed her nose. She had no idea what the men had in store for Caitlyn, but now, she had something to feed on. Melanie came to her feet and bowed towards the audience that applauded to the performance. She smiled and turned towards Emily.

»Ey, don`t judge me! I just can`t do other than good!«

She plucked the clothespins from Emily`s buds and threw them at the audience. The falcon now approached and said:

»Well, now I know that you won`t disappoint me and my men! But now, we will make sure that you will not try anything stupid before we have the time to have some fun with you!«

Behind him stood Ibrahim, holding a large tray with loads of precut ropes and cords on it. The Falcon now grabbed Melanie`s wrists and turned them palm to palm. Then, he tied them tightly, cinching the rope as he did so. Melanie felt that this man wasn`t doing it for the first time.

»I could see you have very supple fingers«, he said, tying her thumbs together with some thin cord.

»Actually, my supple tongue did the main job!«, Melanie said as he tied her thumbs together, cinching that, too. The Falcon laughed and continued to tie her other fingers thoroughly and tightly.

»Oh, I will see to that tongue of yours later!«

He now tied her elbows together, making the joints not only meet, but grind together. Melanie, who was a lithe woman, just let out a sharp breath as he pulled the ropes tight before knotting them off.

»Does it already hurt or is it still stimulating?«, he asked.

»Why, is there a difference?«, Melanie replied.

The Falcon now put a long rope around her neck and made the ends even before knotting it off over her throat, so tight Melanie felt the snug rope on every breath. Then, he pushed the ends through her armpits and slung them twice around her upper arms, the right end over her left arm and vice versa.

As he pulled now, her upper arms were pulled inwards, increasing the pressure on her shoulders and causing Melanie to gasp. The Falcon pulled the ends forward and crossed them below her breasts, pinning her arms to her upper body before knotting the rope off.

Next, another long rope was wound around her waist and her lower arms, covering everything between her waist and her belly button and making breathing quite difficult. When this rope had been tied off, another one was added, this time encircling her from above her navel to below her breasts. Melanie tested her bonds and had to admit her arms were now completely immobile.

»Now, get on the ground!«

Unable to oppress a small sigh, Melanie obeyed and he bent her right leg, securely tying her ankle to her thigh. He completed the task by connecting her upper and lower calves at two more points, each time pulling the ropes tight and cinching the bonds. Then, he did the same to Melanie`s left leg.

»There, completely helpless, but still totally available«, the falcon said, reaching between her legs. Then, he turned her onto her belly and spread her legs.

»Now, will you start or will you be the crowning touch after your men did me?«

Instead of an answer, the Falcon now tied her big toes together. Then, he took a long bamboo rod and pushed it through her bent legs. He made sure it was close to the hollows of her knees and that she had to spread her thighs as wide as possible before he tied her knees to the rod.

A similar rod was pushed between her upper arms and her back and also secured to her arms with more ropes.

»Now, we can carry you more easily!«

»Really, you would consider me heavy?«, Melanie pouted. She was quite sure that this time, she had been condemned to immobility, but she didn`t want to seem weak. The Falcon now picked something from the ground; without looking, Melanie knew it were her knickers.

»A little too small for that big mouth of yours«, he said, tightly balling up Melanie`s socks before he turned the knickers inside out and draped them around the socks, forming a considerably large ball. However, instead of turning towards Melanie, he walked around.

Melanie tried to see what the Falcon did as she heard mewing from the other girls and she could see that he used the knickers to dab the moisture from all four girl`s pubic mounds. She gulped when he finally approached her.

»Perhaps, you can pass the time by guessing who is who«, the man joked as he pressed the ball against Melanie`s lips. With his other hand, he pinched her nose shut, but Melanie saw no point in giving him the fun of further humiliating her and opened her mouth anyway.

It took the Falcon some time to shove the enormous gag into her mouth and Melanie could not help emitting a retching sound as it touched the back of her throat. Her cheeks were stuffed to the bursting and she feared that her jaw had dislodged.

Now, a scarf was bound tightly over her wide open mouth, forcing in the gag the little more that was possible. Then, the Falcon took another roll of cord and wound it between Melanie`s lips, tightening the gag. The scarf upholstered the cord a bit, but it cut into the corners of her mouth and formed a hard layer that compressed the gag almost unbearably. Melanie knew that now, she would not have been heard outside the barn, even if she had tried to scream really loud.

Above, another scarf was tied, covering her face from nose to chin, and over that, another one that also covered her nose. Then, another rope was tied over her gags and Melanie felt her head being pulled back when the Falcon pulled on the rope ends.

»That should help you keep your head up«, he joked as he tied the ends off to her big toes. Melanie could only slightly shake her head to the lame joke, but the Falcon now ordered four of his men to grab the protruding ends of the two bamboo rods. They lifted Melanie up and she felt immediately that hanging from her limbs was quite uncomfortable. Still, she forced herself not to utter a sound, except for some panting.

»Sometimes, gravity can be a bitch«, the Falcon added another bad joke and pushed his hand between her legs, cupping her pubic mound. Then, he lifted her up a few times, only to let her down again to make her feel that soon, the position would change from very inconvenient to intolerable and painful.

The Falcon now put the clothespins on her nipples, causing her to gasp, but still, Melanie remained controlled. He shrugged and whispered something into the ear of one of the men who were holding her by the rods. The man nodded and they carried the helpless Melanie outside.

Now, the Falcon let his eyes wander over the girls who had watched his trussing up of Melanie with horror and fascination. Suddenly, their own bonds and gags seemed quite comfortable in comparison.

»I have some decisions to make, though I am sure some of you will not like it. But sometimes, a leader has to do even unpopular things!«

***