Inhaling, Zax drew on the worldly dark attribute energy and that in every resource in the room, turning much of it to dust. And yet, there was a long ...ay for him to recover.Utilizing the strength that he gathered in his palm, he strangled Sister Iaura.She was a Peak Core Master and could sustain without her air for long periods of times. When she needed to breathe but there was no air, she could alternatively absorb the energy of the world, or if her understanding was sufficient, the attribute. He watched her pick them up, apparently very much in need of the money, and walk back around the corner, her hips swaying in a manner that made him want to take her on the cobblestones and damn those watching. A few minutes later, the theatre let out and he saw the crowd filter past. He was wondering why he was still standing around and not trying to find another meal. She came back a few minutes later with another man a gentile one this time apparently fresh out of the theatre. As soon as. ”“If you just got out of high school, you’re not that much older!” she averred.“Calm down,” he said, “It’s just so incredible. I don’t know. I barely know you and yet...”She understood. It was a bit fast, but ... she could feel her own attraction to him, it was both a mental and physical reaction. She could tell he cared about her, from the way he’d been acting. He seemed loving, even if it didn’t jibe with his hardened exterior. She got the impression that he would take care of her, help her.. "Andyou always mix your metaphors. Besides, I know the real reason why youare eager to deliver." Why's that?" Danni asked warily."Because all three of us can see how you pine and ooh and aah overMichelle and Mari," Phoebe said, kissing Danni on the shoulder as theypulled up next to Pat and John. "You can't wait to be a mother." Yea," Danni said dreamily, looking down at her belly. "I'm going tobe a mother."Pat sighed. She could wait, she decided. Everything seemed so out ofwhack, so.