She motioned to Nellie to bring me a glass and then said, ‘You are not equipped to dissemble, College. Me and Cassandra imbibed dissimulation with o...r mother’s milk, she being as bent as an MPs expense claims. We learned at her feet the art of lying through our teeth. You on the other hand had the misfortune to be born middle class and with honest, if not altogether perfect, parents, your Dad excepted of course.’ By this time I could scarcely contain my urge to giggle. ‘See, you can hardly stop. " She'd been reaped." Ken said in a whisper. A suspicion in the back ofhis mind now made real.An easy conclusion to reach for anyone who understood how emotions fedmagic. At the centre of that understanding sat two scientificprinciples as old as magic, that of magnetism and distillation. Forjust as magnetism relies upon the attraction between two unlike poles,so too is there a natural attraction from one person's feeling towardstheir target. All the target requires in order to find those. Jonathon looks at his plate and wonders what it will taste like. On his plate there is something that looks like eggs from earth yet are purple with white spots the yokes are pink with blue spots. There are two sausages and what can only be a piece of bread. Not knowing if he will be able to digest the food, he starts with a small bite of bread. It tastes remarkably good, it reminds him of a cinnamon roll but without the frosting or cinnamon. Next he tried the sausage, once he puts a piece in. " Jen Said"I'll get noticed, some one will know I'm a boy, not a girl." You can act like a girl; I've seen you do it. You make believe thatthis is a play and you'll do fine." Do I have to wear these boots?" I looked hopefully at Katie and Jen."Yes," Jen said. "Mom said you had to have them on when she gets home.Besides, Katie put the keys in the chest." I hadn't notice Katie slipaway, she came back in the room with a grin on her face. She walkedover to me."Your mine later," she whispered into.