“He loved to beat his lamia slaves. Especially Shithana. He would decorate her in bruises. Said it made her more beautiful.” She spat on the corps.... “I think he looks more beautiful dead.” Her tail swished back and forth.I moved around to Nathalie, putting my arm around her. “Are you okay, sweetie?”The eighteen-year-old nestled against me. She nodded her head. “It was just so... so scary. It was so wonderful when Sven... and then... it wasn't.”“Yeah, that happens around my brother,” I said,. Cyrilo, on the other hand, maintained her composure and fanned herself as the cardinal continued.“Your Majesty, we implore you to give these sinners the punishment they deserve. Lock them away where they can never harm our citizens again, and tear down the Knight’s Sheath. In the name of the gods, fulfill your duty and protect these lands from the evil before you!”The other priests all nodded in approval.“We are so fucked,” Daniel muttered.“Madam Cyrilo, what do you have to say for yourself?”. " You know you're thinking about it," laughed Peggy. "Talk to ya later."As they both hung up the phone, I was filled with more rage than I had ever felt at any time in my life. I threw a wrench across the garage. It was a good thing that the garage was made of cinder blocks. The wrench bounced back and knocked several car wash products off of a nearby shelf."Gary, Honey are you alright?" called Carol from somewhere in the house."Better than ever," I said. And I meant it. "Honey, I'm having. “Hmm, yes that’s for sure. But, we do need to keep our eyes out for anything that might be supportive of him moving back here where he belongs. Mia has asked me more than once to help him do so,” she said.“Mia?” He said.“Yes, and Sarah has asked if there wasn’t something we could do for him, his face,” she said. “She’s said outright that his face kinda scares her.”“Hmm, I didn’t know that. Well, we might get him to move back here at some point, but his face? I’ve asked a couple of guys about.