" He lifted her gently and took her back to place her on Tristan's back once more. Calling for his own horse, he heard Graeme come to his side. "My fr...end, you have stood by my side in battle more than once but I cannot ask you to risk you life now. We will either strike true and win the day or we shall all become martyrs for Magnus's cause. I won't ask you to be part of this." I never thought you'd have to ask. My place is next to you and Luria, it has been since the first." He bowed his head,. ThenI handed her the scissors. It surprised her, I think,because I could see the surprise in her eyes, and theflash of a thought – the scissors were sharp, a weapon,and maybe… It was like I could read her mind. The ideawas born and dead in the space of a second. She wasstill bound. She was smaller than me. She was in mypower.“What… what?” she stammered, looking at the scissors.“I thought I’d let you help me,” I said.She got a devastated look in. I had a lover who set me up for a lengthy session with her younger sister!I got a First! I know! Me! I was more surprised than anybody – Tracey sent me a bunch of flowers to congratulate me. Since I was sharing a house with Fiona and Toni by then, Mum was confused and tried to ‘explain’ to them that Tracey and I were friends and ... I let her flounder, I’m afraid. She didn’t understand my relationship with these two either.Fiona also got a first, Toni got a 2:1. Both their degrees were about. " Cathy tried to clingto her anger - she felt justified - but she sensed his painand her heart went out to Bob. They'd become friends over thepast months. He was basically a decent guy, even if he wasretarded when it came to women. He meant well. What he wasgoing through, well she just couldn't imagine the trauma ofwaking up as radically changed as he was now. Finally shecouldn't pretend aloofness any longer and she put her armsaround him and hugged him, feeling the sobs wrack his body."It's.