Terrified, jumped out of the shower, fearing the worst as the wind started to howl outside and the torrential rain seem to be tearing the roof off of ...y two story 110 year old country home."Why me God" thinking to myself.House was dark; tried to find a towel or my housecoat, when another flash hit, then boom, the howling became deafening."Godddddddddddddd this is crazy," I screamed."Hell with this," I thought.Naked I tried to find a safe place, went straight to the fruit cellar, my dog and cat. I felt my face as it became smooth and with that closed the door and locked it again. I then went over to the mirror I looked at my changing body. I just watched as my nails began to grow out again. Then my arms began to become slender and I began to lose the muscle mass I had. Then my lower anatomy began to change as I felt my hips begin to expand. I began to feel the extra padding as my butt firmed up causing my pants to become skintight. I removed my shirt just as my chest began change. I. Now, off you go.”“Greetings Kiria. Welcome to GF Healing,” Healer Dass, a civilian specialist welcomed me when I reached his location.“Thank you, Healer Dass,” I replied formally.“Right. First things first, let’s get your wand sorted.”“At last!” I breathed out softly, getting a smile from him.“I was exactly the same,” he nodded. “You’ve done well to get this far, now you get the honour of owning the symbol of our profession.”It was a typical healer’s wand, not one of the specialised types. Rice was about my size, with black hair thinning on the top anddark skin that hinted at a Mexican ancestry, in spite of his last name.He was a little more formal than Tate, but still smiled and welcomed usto Desert View."Did either of you find any footprints around the site?" I asked.Both shook their heads. "Just around the car," Tate clarified. "It lookslike them boys was just millin' around drinkin' beer until they gotlost."I wondered if he knew how naive that sounded. One minute they.