" "Humph! Yep! That sounds like our Derrick, alright young la ... whatever you are, what can we do to help?" Milley O'Toma told Shelby. "We'll do what...we can but we aren't medically trained, we're at a complete loss with this." "According to Mary, she was the voice you heard before I brought you on board me. Just seeing you, has already started to straighten out his brain readings, unfortunately all the memories he has at the moment are up 'til he was beaten outside the base." "Ho ... how did. . and quite exposed, much of her clothing having been removed by her erstwhile assailants. I did not think it fair to simply leave here there, nor appropriate to leave a Task incomplete. So I lifted her to my shoulder - she was, indeed, only the slightest of burdens - and took her with me to my Sanctuary, where, I thought, I could at the least prepare a healing draft, perhaps find her some vestments to cover her modesty while she returned to hearth and home, my Eternal Standing, no doubt,. .Then all the memories of it start to flow into my mind at mycommand. I start to see what this 'thing' was up to and where it wasgoing.THEN! the shock of the flow, hits me from the beast. The Dark One that'son the other end, that was commanding that beast. IT! links into my mindfully, as a opened the door for it...via this 'sprit link' of mine. Itstarts blasting into my mind and spirit, to either kill me or take meover. I start to stagger blindly about the room from the blows to mymind and my. I'd just about opened it when it was pushed against me and a bundle of energy forced their way in."Hi David." Said Susan. "Where's my kiss?"Although it had been a while since Susan had stayed with me, giving her the usual hug and kiss that always welcomed her visits still seemed natural. Was it my already better mood or was there a bit more into that kiss than normal. I was almost certain that it was longer then ever before.In my little terraced house, the front door opened directly into the.