Larry didn't waste any time. He kissed her on the mouth, his hand sliding down her waist. Mary caught his wrist but didn't resist too much. After expe...iences with those awful men back at that mansion, Larry seemed like the best-mannered boy in town."You smell good," he told her, kissing her neck. She yearned for more, despite the fact that she was trying not to slip onto the role of the sexy stereotype. Larry seemed to gauge her excitement perfectly, though. His hand was petting the crotch of. .. We start taking over the world again tomorrow..." And with that, General Megamounds turned and left her army, goingto a nice RV she found on the side of the street. She thought that itwould make a great headquarters, so claimed it as her own and wentinside for a little nap. When General Megamounds woke up some hours later, she felt niceand refreshed. She looked down at her massive mounds, unable to seebeyond them to her feet. Then she stared at them proudly, even rubbingthem, which felt. "What do you mean?" I asked. I followed her to her office."It's some sort of protection symbol. I'm sending the pictures to a colleague who studies such things," she explained.I watched her download the picture and attach it to an e-mail."I'm surprised that you are so computer savvy. Everything around here is so natural and non-technical," I quipped."Computers are wonderful tools. I love the instant exchange of information. Besides, did you ever think that it might have been someone in our. The Arcans Republic was born then, with the first president being elected. Sometime after that, an accident during a magic demonstration organized by the Banfaul Academy severed Arcans from the continent, the republic being now an island. That made the Temple of Alxer and its following nations ban the Academy from teaching offensive black magic, forcing the institution to restrict itself to the study of white magic. Those who wanted to learn black magic had to risk reaching for illegal tutors.