At once the sword flamed high."Try that again!" Darrick ordered, his voice taut with excitement. "Move closer to the wall!" Huh?" Kargh looked puzzled... but did as he was told. As he neared the face of the wall his sword dimmed, its fire sinking to a reddish glow. He backed away hastily, and once more its flames roared up."We've found it!" Elm yelped. "Well, almost. It's got to be on the other side of that wall. That sword's magic, right? It won't work close to your jewel!" I hope you're right!". Laughing in delight, Phalmina swam over to her friend and they washed each other up. They then discussed the details of how they would do everything they could to draw him into their web.Jason yawned as he blinked at the soft sunlight that was streaming into the tent he lay in. For a second, he forgot who he was and where he was. But then, memories flooded back to him. He remembered last night and everything that happened after he had seen Amy take off. Almost as a reminder, the woman next to. " She turned on her elegant red heels tocollect her coat and bag from her desk and went home early before Icould think of any reply.Almost winded, definitely deflated, I collapsed into my chair and triedto think. I felt cornered, trapped and very, very vulnerable. Iconsidered everything from resigning to running away; from feigningsickness to suicide. Slowly part of my brain came to the fore as itconsidered the possibilities of what might happen if I actually went asBarbara had commanded. By. I came to whensomeone said i was all done and i was spun around in the barber chair tostare at myself. My hair was no where near as short as i thought it wouldbe. In fact it barely looked like it was cut at all, and i swear it waslighter. Emma thanked the lady and pushed me out of the salon."I dont know how I feel about this. It looks awfully... feminine doesntit?" Cmon, some guys wear their hair long and it looks great on you." You think so?" I do. Lets go show your sister!"Things kept going.