Even a rumour of sex with Hannah would put Caitlin on a war footing — what with Hannah being her oldest and dearest friend."We’ve made that mistak... before," Caitlin said."What mistake is that?" Jess asked."Fooling around with old friends." "Aren't we old friends?" I asked." I mean old friends as in friends before swinging," she said."I know," I said. "Just teasing."I said Jessica and I would be only too happy to help Hannah out in her time of need — compassionate souls that we both are, Jess. That would not have done anybody any good. I left the courthouse trying to figure out how I was going to get out of paying those outrageous taxes. Furthermore, I wondered if there was anything I could do to help the widows who were really hard up for money. Short of robbing a bank, I couldn't think of anything at the moment.Then it came to me like a bolt out of the blue. There was something that I could do. I could get money from the state and county by becoming a bounty hunter. The bounties. So many red eyes, they outnumbered the torches until their eerie glow was enough to match the light of the fire. The whole bridge and mountainside looked alive with red fireflies until they came closer, and the obsidian magic that hid their corpses was peeled away. They smashed against the mob’s shields again, and again, until they cut through the center and started to pour over the people.Screams of agony joined the choir.“No!” Medusa started to shoot faster, but the two of them continued to. " Afraid of being found out?" he asked."No," she said in a quiet voice."Then what?"She shrugged and turned away from the window. Yvgeny watched her fluid movement, the way her body undulated under her long dress. She dropped her shawl, shook out her thick, straight, fair hair. For a moment he watched her every movement as she inspected the kitchen."You wish to see my room?" he suggested.She looked at him and swallowed, eyes betraying conflict and uncertainty. A little nod of the head signified.