" Oh there's nothing we have to accept about it. I, for one, refuse toaccept such an unnatural thing," Mavis said, her mouth chewing down hardon the w...rds. "It's entirely unacceptable. I'm surprised at you Grace." And I'm sorry to say that I'm not so surprised at you Mavis." What ever is that supposed to mean?"Grace sighed and shook her head sadly. Because her old friend's reactionreally wasn't a surprise and if Grace had suspected that before, she knewit for certain now. You could be friends. .. listen for a change! Go ahead, Rachel, you tell our brother what you think of him.”“You swine! You filthy, disgusting, rapist bastard! I loved you as a sister, even had a little crush on you for a while! I respected and admired you because you were my big brother and I thought that you were a great guy! Instead, you’ve proven to be nothing but a rapist, crook, liar, and just plain bully! You don’t give a fuck about no one else but you! I’m so fucking over you, but I still have nightmares. Do you think you can do that?" She smiled at mewickly."If you can keep pace with me," I challenged and giggled.And out into the snow we walked; my face barely peeking out through hercoat's lapels. I put my other arm around her as well and I could feelthe gentle pressure of her arm hugging me back. We walked through thebeautiful snow and around the commons. Marti's other arm came to graspthe wrist of the arm I was under and the feeling was absolutely divine.Neither one of us uttered a word. . “Hello everyone,” Esmerelda said in a singsong voice. “I am happy to see you all here and you have gained another companion.”I smiled, “Yes this is Cassandra. She joined our Pact house and it resulted in her skills being brought down to zero. As such, since I was the reason that she was moved to the Pact house, I offered to have her join our group. Since our levels are a bit higher, we could help her get materials and ensure her protection.”“Ah, I see,” Esmerelda replied. “I guess it has.