"I should say we've managed to pass the eighteenth level through our unorthodox study," he wheezed, and Shan Hu grinned fiercely.The grin slid off Sha... Hu's face after a moment. "Who was the other mage?" he wondered aloud. "McAllister's not a mage."Carus started, then. "He's not?"Shan Hu looked at Carus curiously. "No. You seem surprised?"Carus merely pointed at the remains of Karsu and the small patch of burned grass stark against the snow. "I've seen him do these and similar feats, and knew. He is on her in an instant.Slammed to the ground she gasps and is horrified. He is uncontrollable ripping and tearing her cloths off like they were no more than pieces of news paper. She looks up and wishes she hadn’t. Bright white teeth seem to have their own iridescence under the dim glow of a small door light. Slobber dripping from his frothing mouth. He snarls wide to show his aggression and determination. She tries to scream but nothing comes out. Frozen with fear.He swats her shoulder. ”“You like it when I move my hand up your thigh like this, nice and slow.”“I said get your hand away. Man, you’re right, that’s good stuff, mmmmmm.”“You like it when I move my hand all the way up your thigh and get close like this. You like that, don’t you?”“I do but you said no playing around.”“You like it when I tease you, barely touching you.”“Oh baby, that feels so good, mmmmmmm, oh.”“Just lay back, yeah like that. You’re so wet.”“Oh fuck, mmmmmm, that so fucking hot! I like this.”“You like. ’ ‘You answered the phone?’ Dutch asked and sounded exasperated. ‘No, no, no. You guys said not to and I didn’t. But he left a message. ‘Course I was standing there listening to him.’ ‘What did he say?’ ‘He said he was filing charges against me. That I was a thief and a whore and he’d see to it that I went to jail.’ ‘That bastard! Well you only took what was rightfully yours. Your name was on the bank and checking accounts. That makes you a joint-owner and capable of taking any monies out of.