..The pain vanished. I poured my existence into a proxy for my body. I inhabited a small, alabaster statue. My eyes opened into darkness. ~~~~~~~~~~~~...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Kora Falk – The Forest of Lhes, The Strifelands of ZeutchI smiled down at Zanyia as she began licking her arm, cleaning up her own blood staining those horrible, poisoned wounds. The poison in them felt so nasty. It had taken the extent of my ability to channel my Goddess's power and restore the art of the lamia's life. Her tawny,. “How many people did I let die by not killing him?” “Same question I asked myself. But there are some lines we can not cross.” “Even if it saves people?” “Unfortunately.” The masked woman sighed. “Any further information?” “Nope,” Jane shook her head. “Someone managed to shove a metal pole up his ass and plugged him into the mains. That’s all. To be honest, I don’t think the detectives are too eager to find whoever did it, and if they do I can’t see any jury finding them guilty. I don’t. ”He gave me a strange look out of the corner of his eye and continued sewing the leggings, apparently thinking over what I’d asked. After a long pause he put down what he was doing and stood. “Well, you’re certainly going to need hunting skills on the new world. I believe you’ll find super markets in short supply there. Grab those two bows and a quiver of arrows and follow me.”We walked down the tunnel to the pool and stopped. About thirty yards down the shore against the cave wall were some. I need to shower and change.’ She was already pulling me towards the door. ‘What reservations?’ ‘The ones for dinner, of course!’ I took one last look at the painting and then left the studio. Chapter 5 After that we had a few weeks of conventional dating. There really isn’t too much to say. I was learning more about Kitty all the time. She was hyper, also very smart. In addition to participating in a prestigious painting program, she was also part of the honors college. I told her about my job.