She came in and stepped down onto the floor with several other Banns and lower nobility, purposefully placing herself at the bottom of the hierarchy, ... noticed. There was a lot of muttering and staring; the nobles left enough room around her to avoid spreading a plague, but Kallian merely stood straight, looking directly ahead at Cailan, the very image of grace under pressure. After a few awkward moments, Alfstanna stepped forward, nodding at the petite elf and standing by her side, arms. Immediately, Laura's blood began to jump and sizzle. In the bedroom, Cecilia matter-of-factly took off her blouse, and then her bra. Shocked and excited, Laura watched eagerly."See?"Cecilia's breasts were larger than before, swollen with milk, like bursting gourds, her large puffy black nipples larger still, two swollen, bulbous plums. Cecilia held her breasts in her hands, showing them to Laura, examining them herself."See? They're bigger. Don't you think they're bigger?" Yes. I think they're. If she wanted to reach out to one person on theother side of Virago and make them believe something, she could do thatas well. She was likely the world's strongest telepath.What she couldn't do, at least until her union with Astrid, was affectthe physical. She could only manipulate the mind and emotions of thosearound her. Now, of course, she could do both, as could Asta.Viktoria explained that the only caveat was that neither of them coulduse the Empyrian power for "iniquitous intentions" or. I sat up, wondering why I wasn't in the hospital. Then I remembered leaving and going to a bar to have a drink after I found out that I had killed Sally's mom. I got up and my shoulder felt like it was on fire. I used one hand to splash some cold water on my face and looked in the mirror at my bloodshot eyes. Damn, how much had I drunk last night I wondered, and where am I now? I hope I didn't pick up some hooker or something, I thought as I heard voices coming into the room. I grabbed a robe.