Patience was horrified.  She was used to her whippings, and could survive them, but she did not want this other girl involved.  She had no idea what Temperance was capable of.  Temperance's head whipped back around and she raked her claws across Karina's face, causing deep cuts.  "You bitch!"  She raised her switch and brandished it at the outsider.  "Stay back, or by God, I strike you down!"<br/><br/>Mr. Yoder jumped over the table and grabbed the switch out of her hands.  "Enough Temperance.  Don't you think you've already made the community look bad enough.  You have to stop!"  Patience felt herself be dragged out the door of the dining hall and out the door.  She started to struggle, for she feared for her life.  She had never seen her mother in such a state as this.  Mr. Yoder followed behind them, switch in hand, still yelling after them in German.<br/><br/>Patience felt bad for herself, and scared, but worse for the poor outsider girl.  She did not deserve any of this.  She certainly did not deserve the scares across her face, which she was likely to have.  Obviously the girl just did not understand the way the world worked.