”That, in a nutshell, was what I’d been wondering about. I thought maybe that was the case. I had not expected such an open declaration of it from...her, however. “Oh. Huh! Why?” With her blunt statement she’d managed to reduce me to a monosyllabic dolt. Great! Swell! Damn.“I don’t really know, Davey. It was just…he made me feel so special, so sexy and…sensual, I guess, the way he kept praising me and telling me I was beautiful and sexy and everything. And then also I was half-naked and…”“More. I have a feeling it will be the signpost that will help explain where you are going... by telling you where you've been. Sleep well, for apparently our tomorrows are now our yesterdays... and our future runs only in reverse." Most of what had been written there was nonsensical to me... but, no sooner had I closed the book than a knock came at my door. When I did not come quickly enough to suit her, a woman let herself in, and seemed surprised to see me walking toward her." Jacob!" she said. " You dirty old men! That's so sexist!" Can I help it if I am a leg man?"* * *I went to the dressing room and donned the costume and pantyhose, mygaffe keeping my male bits hidden. Pulling up the Danskin skater'stights up to my waist, all that I saw was a cute young woman, the gaffegave me a realistic vagina that under the tights looked very real. Asthe uniform settled upon my body, I felt sexy, and alive, as if I hadbeen born a woman. Looking at myself in the mirror as I did my makeup, Isaw me. I explained that I did not know what happened, only that I awoke to find myself near Int’samba.Many treated it like some kind of divine revelation, that the gods were once again looking down on Vishant with favor. While I did not deny it, I assured them I was nothing special and figured it was a reward for my sacrifice to end the curse. We spent two days in town, resting and resupplying, before we headed for Lorsh’tava. As we left, we were surprised to find that there were six soldiers waiting.