"You were brilliant, Joe," said Bess on the phone. I'd been wondering if I'd see her again."What you said before--were you trying to rattle me or did ...ou tell me the truth?" My words came out slow and careful. Phones have ears."I couldn't lie to you Joe. Have I ever?" I thought about it. She never had. She played with me--put me on edge many times--but never really lied. We pretended of course--constructed our little world--but knew we played imaginative games."It's the same, isn't it? Twenty. After watching others from afar, both heroes and villains, affecting the world as you know it in a variety of ways, it's finally your turn in the limelight. What you choose to do with your recently awakened powers is up to you. Will you be the next great inspiring hero? Or will you succumb to your darker impulses? Or will you establish some sort of middle ground, walking neither path, but forging your own? Will you become one of the mainstream personalities or will you simply be a small town. Ami hoyto tokhon adho ghume. Dirgho rat sheshe mar buke abar dudh jomese. Ma amar mathata kole nie mukher vetor dudu dhukie dey. Mar buker dudh kheye arekti sundor din shuru hoy.Bikele khala,(amar shali, mar ekmatro soto bon. Boyosh 30, figure 38-30-36. Nihshontan) boro boro bag nie amader barite hazir. Jhogra kore se shoshur bari theke chole eseche. Sontan dite pare na bidhay shoshur barir lokjon tar upor moha khapa. Nana ottachare se ottistho. Shamik bole kono faida hoyni. Se jeno arekta bie. I was fast and nimble which was important for the hunt. But most important of all was my gift in magic. Magical power was crucial for casting the redeeming spell that turned a witch back into a fairy. My best friend and scouting partner was Luanna. We had grown up together and were trained to hunt witches as a team. She was faster than me and good at flushing them out. She would drive them toward me with her battle cry, and I would use my magical talents to do the rest. But the witches were.