..you sound female. Why is your voice female?" Allah, the compassionate, the merciful, is neither male nor female. But to you, Paradise is female."It ...as then that he recognized it. It was Kathy's voice. Not the Kathy he had spoken to just now, but the Kathy of twenty years ago, the Kathy of the sweet, melodious voice he used to love to listen to, the young voice that he lost himself in endless conversation with."Kathy? I don't understand-" I have taken the voice of what your wife once sounded. '"Those are my arms and legs," Miranda shot back. "You have them, too. Only yours are bigger, and your arms have wings grown on."'I was thinking of that round, stubby thing sticking out of your top half.'"My head?" Miranda shouted. "I don't believe you don't know what that is!"The pterodactyl ignored her pet slug and looked around. 'I think we're too far up the mountain to find good food. And the air is cool here. I think you will need fire, tonight.'"Well," Miranda replied thoughtfully, "we. He wrapped his arms around her,holding her firmly to him. " Would ye, would ye be my love? Marry me and make me smile?" He stroked her hair and though. The land and house was all he had to give. He would get money as he needed it. But he was sure that the earl had found the boy he had given him the name of and cast Lillith asside, leaving her to the first suter that would have her. He would have her, and gladly at that. He would have her and see her have everything her harte desiers. "Lillith. Dylan rubs my back, trying to let out the tension that I have. I sit back and wipe the tears from my face, wincing and nearly crying out when I brush my sleeve over the side of my face. Dylan lifts my chin up and searches my face, brushing my hair back. Are you okay? he asks simply. His eyes search mine. I take a deep breath and nod. Yeah, Im okay, I reply. He nods, only half believing it. We can skip school if you want, he offers, not really asking permission. I know he wants out as much as I.