The demon swung his tail up and forward, revealing a nasty looking barb, dripping a clear substance -poison!"Be careful, Graydon, they are poisonous,"...Tristan hollered out while ducking a strike by the tail.The two combatants slowly circled each other, fainting with their weapons to test the defense of the other. The demon struck first, thrusting with his trident trying to catch the blade of the rapier. Tristan reacted quickly and slashed with his dagger, racking the back of the demon's hand. It's obvious you'vehad the same training as Cody." Maya sighed. "I wish you could teachhim how to capture something like this. You say he told you to trythis?" Yeah, um, we've had pretty much the same training, though I'm a fewyears younger, I guess. Cody decided to go away for awhile, and let mestay in his place while he's gone. Before he left, he mentioned yourself-portrait suggestion." I bet he's charging you rent," Maya said. "He'd charge his own motherrent."Cassandra studied Maya's. "Mother is buying you some panties and some bras like mine. I hope sheremembers to get you a nightgown. But if she doesn't, you can borrow oneof mine. You'll look great in a nightie, I'm sure. Oh, and I asked her toget you a couple of sundresses like mine. We'll go shopping tomorrow forthe purple makeup and fake nails. Your mom is going to schedule you for ahaircut at her beauty salon. And tonight we're going to wax our legs.Don't worry; Mother is going to teach us how."Miss Johnson returned. "For the... Prophecy to fulfill itself properly, Bandor will have to live until the end. Any deviation from that, the death of... you... or Bandor before the end would break the prophecy. Mad as you are, it's better that we leave it be for now, La... Sammi." Poor Becky! She not only was having trouble addressing Sammi as ordered, but she was trying to speak about the Prophecy without letting out too much information to the others. I had a feeling that eventually, Sammi and Becky were going to.