“How did you lose her?” he asked softly.Guilt played across Irillith’s face as she whispered, “I killed her.”“You murdered your own sister...!” Calara gasped in shock.Irillith gave her a heartbroken glance, and with her face etched with guilt, she replied, “Basically, yes. Tashana’s research led her to all sorts of ancient sites purported to belong to the Progenitors. She found all sorts of evidence of their abilities, amongst them, the power to supposedly heal their servants. When she told our. “It’s his 21st! How can we let him down?” Even lacking total sobriety, I could see the gleam appear in her eyes as I mentioned that. I had to smile to see him stumbling over his words as she wished him happy birthday. My other friend was still mute at this point, essentially. “I have to say I like your dress,” I told her, a questioning look in my eyes. She smirked, of course. “You like it, do you? It’s good, isn’t it?” She opened her dressing gown a little more and showed her body properly. The. One, two…”These girls were strange; they weren’t even dressed like cowgirls. I immediately began crawling away from them as rapidly as I could, but as I looked around the yard I could see that there was no where to go. I just headed for the fence at the back of the yard. When I heard Becky count “ten” I looked around and saw them both walking toward me, each with a rope in her hand. I froze not knowing what to do or which way to go. The girls split up when they were about halfway to me, and. He was no-nonsense crew cut military type but he was having all he could do to keep petite little Priya under control.The second officer was a Latina in her 30s, her hair pulled back in a tight bun. I saw the name tag "Delgado" emblazoned on her nametag when she approached me as I observed the grim scene. I could see Makahlya's mother's SUV further towards the canyon submerged in mud. Tattered remnants of camping gear was tangled in the brush."Her daughter, and her sister... " I said,.