Once they thought about it, they did seem to realize there was a pattern, but they never really thought about it before."Now that you mention it..." b...gan Aric."See magic has the ability over time to change an individual. But only if the mage is very powerful and willing to let it. If a powerful mage routinely exhaust his or her magic they will age as normal and it won't matter what they do. But if the mage uses it sparingly then it will tend to build up over time. Once that starts to happen it. A large arm circled his head, and he felt the sting of a needle being driven deep into his buttocks...------------------------He began to regain consciousness, but as he tried to move his body, he felt the restraints. He opened his eyes to see a hospital room around him, and a woman in white standing over him."Welcome back. Don't move too quickly. You've been in an artificially induced coma for well over a month now. We needed some time to make some . . . modifications," she said.He tried. Taking Louise by the hand, I led her inside. The clearing was not very big with just enough room to turn around in. We discovered that we could see out but no one could see in unless they came up very close so if we were very quiet………I took her in my arms and kissed her passionately. She clung tightly to me as our bodies merged. I knew from previous experience that it did not take much to get Louise’s juices flowing and this time was no exception. Soon she reached down to retract my zipper and. .. tennis... you name it, Gwen." I don't know why you're going to all this trouble for me, but I appreciate it." No trouble. No trouble at all," Sybil said, licking at the rim of her tall, skinny glass. "Even Bob is looking forward to it."Gwen searched Sybil's eyes for the curious answer to the woman's playful tone. She only saw Sybil's pink tongue pressing against the glass and her long eyelashes fluttering.They sat sated around the disheveled table. Used forks, half-filled wine glasses,.