"That's the $64,000 question, Steinvild," I reply. "I'm not stayinghere if I win and they all know that. Maybe they think they can bribeor blackmail m... but I don't see how. If they've got another powerfulwitch hidden somewhere, why go through the hassle of getting me here?That only leaves one option." By Zaphod's beard!" Johnathyn gasps. "They expect you to lose!" Give that man a cookie. Yeah, they plan on me getting killed. In fact,if I win, it screws them up completely. Opulessa must survive.. ’ ‘Indeed, quite so,’ the Lady said. ‘Could you have him come over?’ ‘Mais oui, Madame,’ replied the Captain. ‘You, Cook, come here. The Duchess wishes to speak with you,’ Beaumont ordered. ‘A votre service, mon Capitaine,’ the man responded as he quickly obeyed. The Duchess regarded the tall, handsome man and commented, ‘He doesn’t look much like a cook. All my cooks are red-faced and fat.’ ‘It must be the life at sea,’ the Captain chuckled. ‘How long have you been a cook, fellow?’ she asked.. " I don't know about better," I replied. "Maybe prettier."I sat in the lotus position and removed the transparency from my shield. My opponent seemed surprised by the brightness of the shield. She released her efforts to hide her shield.The fire rain came down faster and harder!"Not yet, Karen," Michelle said.The pyro-bitch pulled a staff out. The fire-rain stopped. She pointed the staff at me; fireballs shot towards my shield."Okay! I change my mind--staffs and wands are stupid," I said.. She has far too much faith in her. Now you’re just wasting my time.”“Revenge and ambition have no room for anger,” Rob quickly counters. “The will hinder you faster than you can blink.”“What are you, a fucking sage now?” Brady asks angrily.“No, but I am a man with a plan,” he answers. “In fact I have the plan you need.”“My patience is beginning to run dry,” Brady says with a huff. “Give me something or go play with someone else’s mind, perhaps my sister’s.”“Cyra is motivated by power,” Rob.