. If I'm injured or justafraid of my life, I transform." Then she told me, "It can be a lifethreatening injury, but all that it takes is a cut, a brui...e... andsometimes just being that time of the month. Earlier this morning Iaccidentally twisted an ankle... And as soon as that happens, I turninto Grendel... I become a mindless monster that's only good forfighting and surviving."Aunt Denise was silent for a minute, just looking extremely tired asshe thought about her past. "I've been on the run. He gave his daughter a smile, trying to conceal his concern. She certainly did look every bit as much like a fairy princess as she always had! John mused, even if she did look just a wee bit drawn... as though she hadn't had enough sleep the night before. He saw his lovely daughter return his smile, and thought he detected a hint of sadness in her eyes."If that son-of-a-bitch has been mistreating her... !!" he thought furiously turning his attention to his son-in-law, Ike. Ike wasn't paying the. From the first, Pine had insisted that Jeb always hear their plottings. "She must grow up, Leonard. And I don't want to ever surprise her."Finally, as they gushed over Jonathon's "langoustine locale", the base for which he somehow contrived to trap in a local spring, Burr charged into the breach. "We've discovered that Roper has not exactly retired from the scene, old chap. To wit, he has charged a cousin of Lord Langbourne the job of finding you two. There is something a trifle mysterious. "Not bad" I said as I gave it another lick. "Not bad at all" and I turned, unlocked the door and left her standing there in the room. As I walked down the hall I figured that it was probably best that I get the hell out of there.As I headed for Managerial Econ on Monday I wondered what was in store for me. Not class wise, but from Miss Stewart. She was already there when I took my seat and she ignored me. Didn't even look my way once. At least not as far as I could tell. I did look at her.