'Winner, Lord Proud!' The crowd roared around him and Richard tried his best not to let it go to his head. Aura opened up the wall behind him and he l...ft and went back to the ready room to wait for his next match, noticing the proud smile his 'mother' wore on her face the whole time. Only being two wins away from the semi-finals Richard found that he was now the only person in the first and second year ready room. It was eerie walking down the ramp and into the massive cavern under the stadium.. "In the same way that everything else you've seen here is possible. I paythe proper respect to the old, the true gods, Odin, Thor, and the rest.They repay me by granting me the power to... do such things. He paused."Now, are you interested in having the sentence lifted -- or do you enjoybeing an outlaw?" Of course not," Thorvald felt himself grow suspicious. "But, what will itcost me -- cost us, my brother and me? An outlaw has little in the way ofwealth." There is a price for everything, for. I hadn't been able to think of one fun thing I could do with my talent.The knocking on my door jarred me from my semi-awake state. It was too soft to be my Dad, Ivan or Granddad, so that left either Mom or Isabeau.Out of pure cussedness I decided to try and make a link with whoever was on the other side of the door. I tried to feel the heartbeat. And I couldn't do it. I was half relieved and half disappointed. Maybe a little more relieved."Who is it?" I called out half-heartedly."It's Izzy. Can. “That’s part of it, Mary. But it can be so much more than that.”“Have you and Tony ever done it?” Of course, she has. Otherwise, why would she be bringing it up?“We have sweetie but it’s something you must be careful with. It takes the right combination of people to do it comfortably. Everyone must be mature enough to make sure that no one gets hurt.”There was no question of Amanda wanting to take a stab at exploring a foray into swinging within their group. And like everything she suggested it.