"Sighing, she continued. "We can see auras. We can sense the future, sometimes even see the past." What about men?" What? Mind control isn't enough fo... you?" She smirked, and winked."I just figure that can't be it." You have the Maleficium." The what now?" More Latin. It pretty much translates as 'harmful magic.' It includes glamours, and curses." At my perplexed look, she continued. "Illusions and ... mental attacks. There's really no better word for that." Is that it?" Well, we women can also. He finished his look for the evening with a blazer and tie, wanting to be sure he looked special. The rush was for a reason. He planned to get to Selena's 15 minutes early to meet her father. He wanted to get this out of the way, as it had been weighing heavily on him. It wasn't how Selena had wanted it, but she was putting it off, and now was the time for Joe.At 6:30 Joe was at her door ringing her bell.Scott Hanson answered the door already knowing who was calling."Ah, you must be Selena's. Each time James and the other citizens have protected us. We trust them."Alexis looked unconvinced, but said nothing more as she escorted the two injured concubines to the medical bay and entered. Once they were inside, Tina and I decided to head to the new concubine's pod. Tina was very interested in putting more work into her tapestry.We arrived to find Claire and Whitney standing just inside the door. Claire was trying to coax her friend to enter and sit on one of the lounges we had set up. Louis. “I have never dreamed of such a place, being stuck in the Midwest all these years.”“Please enjoy your time here,” I said with a slap on the back. At the same moment, his bride of 40 years, Suzanne, wrapped me in a hug that could have taken down a smaller man. I caught her and hugged her more or less at the same time. She only lingered long enough to plant a big, wet kiss on my cheek, leaving her lipstick imprint apparent.“Thank you for saving my daughter from a life of lesbianism!” she.