“You have seen me before, I was here only a couple days ago,” Brandon whined. The librarian spared him a glance before returning to her inspection... “She has to be thorough. Some of the books here are very rare,” Lisa said. It did not make the wait any more bearable!The library was impressive. The Greek-inspired architecture was the dominant theme. Idealized statues of men and women were positioned to appear to be pushing against the many rows of books that stretched all the way to the ceiling.. I stared at the mirror in disbelief. The pudgy female reflection moved asI did. I now had long brown hair, a face covered in makeup, earrings, anda body deserving a sign saying wide load. "How could you do this to me?" I screamed in my new high pitched voicealmost sobbing.Carol pointed a gun at me. "Just a little magic from a very old ring. I'vebeen waiting for the right person, and you are the lucky winner. Now getinto that room, I need to go clothes shopping before the mall closes,"Carol said. Queen Naruma followed closely on his heels, with Zynna, Tepi and both Ovas quickly pushing through. Ten knights in full armor joined them, their swords drawn. The knights clanked as they spread out to face the seated emperor and his Left Hand. There was a balustrade between them, but that wouldn’t long stop them.Radu’s eyes went wide, and he half rose from his seat. He looked back towards the door.“Don’t look for your guard, Radu,” Zynna chuckled. “They’re not coming. We’ve sent a few knights. There were a couple of older couples, several younger couples, Rita and me, and of course Eva. The beer was flowing and Daryl’s band was tight and funky. They played soul and R&B mostly from the '60s and '70s, all the cool Motown and Stax tunes that kept people on the dance floor. Rita and I danced a little, but mostly I just drank beer and listened. It was hard not to tap my feet when I wasn’t dancing.We were dressed in jeans and comfortable shirts, but Eva again looked fine. She wore a blue.