That’s quite unacceptable.“Still stupid if you attack the undead, anyway, though they can’t be destroyed. I’m not keen on the example set by t...ose who assault my troops. That’s a direct challenge to me and my authority. That’s rebellion. Treason,” I pointed out now, “by the way, Mayor Billey is now Private Billey in the Undead Guard. Congratulations, Private Billey. Take him somewhere and induct him formally into our ranks, Nydia.”Nydia, wearing only boots, of course, eagerly led Private Billey. " Yeah," Erin said, taking in everything that she'd discovered. Aaronwas at least partially aware of everything, but he didn't seem to havethe unique power that she had, nor did he have any memory of itseffects. Nolan had always been Nolan to him, Erin had always been hisfive-minutes-behind twin sister. The only one capable of manipulatingreality was her.She decided to curb her usage of her magic mutant powers. The next day,she wouldn't use them at all. She'd spend the day exactly as she. "Becky, I didn't take you in hand, you did. If you recall, I just said I needed something different. My whole life I've been the doormat. First I was too young to know any better, and then I was too used to it. I was always the nice guy, and I didn't know any better."Frankly, if you had let me go, I would have tried to find someone like you are now and probably not succeeded. I would have ended up compromising and eventually I would have gotten lonely, caved in and ended up in a relationship. That scholarship was only because I threw in with this group of sex maniacs.” She laughed and gestured to Dave and everyone else sitting around at the tables talking together.Even Cricket sat mesmerized by Heather’s story. By comparison, she’d led a pretty sterile life. She said a few words about self-image and outside image and how they needed to be aligned. She also talked about being genuine, truthful, reliable, developing a reputation, and doing something about her status.There was some.