” “If you’re half the fighter that they were, Marco doesn’t stand a chance. Are you as good a fighter as they were?” He asked me in a serio...s tone, “Would it be foolish to bet on you to win, Mr. Renard? Five to one odds are rare. I’d hate to miss out on a pile of money.” “My farm was stolen from me. I’d beat the devil himself and not break a sweat, to get the farm back. They were both great fighters, Chief O’Hara. I’m a far better fighter than both of them combined. And, I’m going to make. Whatever the material was, no strength he had was going to bend or hurt it, but as he choked down the wrenching muscles in his gut, he squeezed it anyway.“What is me?”“ ... vessel.”Darian dropped the mask with a jerk, and stepped back. “I know what your kind do when a human wears them! I’ve talked to the Fates, I’ve seen the corpses they leave behind, the skulls.”The mask sank into the ground like a large slab of stone as it landed.“You ... not die ... Bellerophontes. Fate’s Child .... .. I don't think anybody really understands what I'm like, deep down," she said. "I'm like a guy, y'know? I mean, I really enjoy sex. I'm not one of those girls, has to be persuaded and begged and cajoled." You're like a guy that way, huh?" That's right. And if I was a guy and I'd slept around and gotten off with a lot of women, I'd be Mr. Superstud, and the other guys would just think I was cool." Like Toby Marr, you mean?" I know the other players don't like Toby. Hell, I don't like him. They all claimed some sexual experience, and were frankly hoping to learn something from a handsome adult tonight. They were all very excited, with the dinner and dancing in fancy gowns with handsome men plus the thought of bedding the soldiers it would be like a hispanic adult version of a Disney movie, adding an XXX ending if they wanted.After the work was started Abril took Marta to her room next to mine. Abril explained her status with me (confirming what I had told Marta) and by.