When he came back in I was cleaning up, and he pushed it closed himself and then went back to his quilt, and we didn't talk again.I did some more Tosc... for a while, getting close to the end of Act II when Scarpia dies. I'd have to go back over parts of it the next day, but it was settling nicely into my mind. About 10:30 I decided to call it a night; I looked over at Asmedogh but he seemed fast asleep, and I left him there to head upstairs to bed.The next morning I didn't rush downstairs as I. I would stay with Cathy, driving down on Sunday afternoon, and back on the Thursday morning. Lisa couldn’t get the time off from her work to come down with me, much to her disappointment.The police had caught the person responsible, a twenty-five-year-old loner named Martin Bryant, who had killed thirty-five people, and wounded some twenty-three others across several locations around Port Arthur. There was widespread shock and amazement across Australia, people found it hard to comprehend that. "Yes, for her romantic Valentine's weekend treat, the little shit took her out to the pub so that she could watch him play in a darts match, got pissed, and threw up on her!"I'd never heard Sian sounding so angry."Oh christ!"Julie and I shared a despairing glance. Even though we'd never had the misfortune of meeting him, we knew from the way he treated Vee that Jeff was an utter idiot.He had obviously really hurt our friend this time, and our first priority must be to help her get over it. Vee. Before Vennoa could cast another firebolt, loud splashes could be heard coming from the pool. Vennoa turned, and saw a muddy mound emerge from the water. As the mound grew bigger and higher above the water line, its shape became clearer, and Vennoa could see ridges and scales.“It’s Thousand Teeth!” she yelled at the party.At that moment, the constrictor snake made a lunge for Vennoa, its mouth open and its teeth bared.Being distracted by Thousand Teeth’s arrival out of the large pool, Vennoa.