It wasn't the sounds of beetles and bugs trudging along the ground, or a sharpness to the fire's light scorching her eyes. No. This was a new sensatio..., a different distortion of reality. As she sat watching the stranger sleeping beneath the blanket shelter, firelight shadows took on a life of their own, became shapes moving of their own accord, as if nothing around her was solid. The once sharp edges between light and dark blurred. The sound of the stranger's breathing echoed, vibrated inside. ..At this time that mayor Deg contemplated his moves, Zax was counting in his heart. Going down from ten was enough time for the other party to comply, that was his bottom line, and afterwards, he will destroy all formation protected structures in the city and collect all spatial rings, regardless to whom they belong.‘We can come into agreement’. Mayor Deg’s Sublime Soul Sense voiced in Zax’s sea of consciousness. ‘Gadik will return the Splinters, and the dark attribute’s essences, you will. " Oh, about that, I'm afraid I'll have to beg your forgiveness, but Don's continued sexual depredations were fully encouraged by me, as part of the process. Admittedly, he didn't need any convincing. But it is really for your own good that this treatment regimen proceeds with all the required protocols. One of those protocols is that the experiences that brought you into treatment continue, unabated."But about that, let me ask you to recall – didn't you report to me, even then, that those. . Helen. As you can see I have some guests for today's visit. This is young man is Chris Fine and this young lady is Jesse Wilson and they're pre-med students who have been assigned to my tutelage by the University for their Summer Studies. Under my direction and supervision they are here to learn how to complete medical examinations and I'm sure that you won't mind having them monitor my evaluation today... good, that's good." He didn't even wait for her approval he simply turned and picked up.