Gelbin has never been an adversary and I have often called him a friend. Or perhaps I am paranoid, seeing ghosts where none exist.”Werten shook his ...ead and gave a wry laugh. “It doesn’t matter. With the world flailing around us, it is time for risks.”“Gather something personal of Queen Zynna, my friend,” Werten said as he pushed against the table to stand. “Let’s solve one mystery before the others consume us.”They gathered in a small basement room under Werten’s tower. Radu had gotten tired. He pulled a card from hisback pocket, swiped it through the slot on the front of the pump, andremoved the handle from its holster.Motion out of the corner of my eye finally pulled my attention off thehandsome male to a beautiful girl who climbed out of the pickup'spassenger side. She was blonde, though her hair was a few shades darkerthan mine used to be, and had high cheekbones and thick, pouty lipspainted a dark pink hue. When she sauntered over to stand next to theboy, I saw she was wearing. And two, I'm not suffering, except being here rather than at home, having dinner or relaxing with my feet up." We can move to a room with a couch if you prefer, but horizontal patients are so trite." Dr. Crumholtz's expression was a twisted smile.Time to tell it like it is. "Your daughter happened across my pornography collection. A magazine about women with big tits was on top. If she'd looked through the stack -"Stephanie crossed her arms. "God forbid." Yes, but if she had, she would have. He watched TV on the couch for nearly an hour when his prayers were answered. Liz stumbled in, pretty drunk, smiling, babbling about not getting lucky. She sat down on the couch beside him, laying on the arm and raising her long legs in the air, placing them on his thighs. "You don't mind, do you?" she asked, "I need to lie down!" Not at all." he said, trying to control his hardon. He kept glancing at her bare feet, her red toenails. He placed a hand on her calf and a hand on her knee. Liz.