. You know."Andrew picked up on that one. "Are you referring to that 'one of us' comment you made last night when I, uh, how do I put this delicately,...asked you under rather unusual conditions?"I gasped. "Andrew, you didn't! You tortured my sister? With your tongue?"He laughed. "No, I didn't. But I could have. Torture her, that is. I did other things with my tongue, but not that. I'm just too sweet a guy for my own good. But just remember, if you try to hold things back from me, I have ways of. The form made no sound. No grunts or growls. No curses or taunts. Just deadly silence. The flowing darkness just tried to kill us. How could I close the distance? It had such great reach. My blade was so short compared to the knifing spears it made. They were twice the length of my arm.“How do we stop shadowmancing?” I shouted at Ealaín.“There is a way,” Ealaín said.“What is it?” Ignoring the throbbing pain of my broken finger, I pulled a throwing dagger from my bandoleer. I sucked in a breath. I called Helen."Bobby!" she exclaimed. "What happened to you? You were stunnedspeechless when I returned to the table. After seeing what Joanna andJake were doing, I couldn't say I blamed you, so I kept my mouth shutand watched with you. When you slipped out of the booth at the end, Ithought it had been too much for you and you had to get some air. Younever came back and I couldn't find you anywhere in the restaurant. Wasit that upsetting?" Honestly, Helen," I admitted, "I don't even remember. ” “Good, good, I must take my leave now.” Dr. Kapoor stood and replaced the watch into his vest pocket. “Say, is this a new picture, Atharva?” The Doctor reached over and picked up a framed photo that sat on Atharva’s desk. “Yes, my wife had it taken this summer when Jennifer was home for the summer.”Jennifer is a beautiful young woman. This is the stepdaughter, yes?” “Yes, that’s Gunjan. She’s a senior at St. Andrew’s.” “She certainly resembles her mother.” Dr. Kapoor placed the picture back.