To Schaffer’s surprise she didn’t spit it out, closing her eyes and hissing at the unpleasant taste, the fur on her tail standing on end to make i... look like a black and white feather duster. The Polars were primarily carnivorous and they couldn’t metabolize alcohol nearly as well as humans, they’d get black out drunk on beer alone and drinking human-sized portions risked poisoning them.“Good?” Schaffer asked.Shrimp shook her head, returning the glass to her human companion, who reached over to. "How many children?" One girl," Barbara answered. "A very gifted girl, too. She's learningquite a lot at Feetham's. Her name is Leanne," She went quiet for amoment, thinking about the past, before continuing. "My life was shitbefore this happened to me, Tammy. I...made mistakes in my life. Mywife, my daughter...they didn't want to have anything to do with me. Iwas fortunate to have been given a second chance. I didn't expect, atthe time, that it would lead to becoming what I am now."Tamara. That had not happened for nigh on to twenty years and it was unlikely to happen again in Nikki's lifetime. She had heard the rumor that was spread amongst the coven that she was the product of that fateful night but since she didn't feel any sense of devil's blood flowing in her veins so she assumed it was just a fanciful tale to make the young people more aware of the need for secrecy.They raised their combined thirteen witches voices in the time honored incantation."We call on he who unlocks. So, I started making inquiries into the list of names you provided me. In no time I’d found out a lot about Mr. Winslow, Dr. von Stubbing, and that Senator you identified. What I learned was only preliminary in nature, but it did confirm the existence of a Project Gateway. The results gave me pause to think, and that’s what I was doing when your friend showed up.”“What friend?” Clara asked quickly, speaking for all of us.General Ridgeway glanced at Clara for a second and then he glanced at me..