Chapter 19, Hide or Wear Armour. In good spirits the women - and Lorcan - finally arrive in Dawson, where the women are to be auctioned off. Lorcan says "goodbye" to Captain Zhukov and hops off the sternwheeler to find his way among the throngs and chaos of newcomers. But the women get a shock when they see where they are staying. Colonel Clement E. Begg, who has been preparing for the arrival of "his women", has several surprises in store for him, too. The first is when he meets the astonishingly gorgeous Barabal, the second is when a steaming mad Malvina hunts him down, and the third is when he learns what plans Count Ozera has for Barabal.