“Judith you’re not doing anything. Get that silver tray and get on all fours next to me.”There was a little shuffling as she was positioned, the... the tray placed on Kim’s back. Kim heard her put the class on the tray.“One drop and you will learn the cane, do you hear me Judith?”“Yes mistress.”They tray had short legs that helped stop it slipping off, but it would have been very easy to move slightly and put it at an angle. It took active concentration to stay still. She hab been placed so she. The talk turned to silence. It seemed like minutes before one piped up with, “Darryl will make you very, very happy so have fun.”What seemed like a fun adventure when Mike suggested it, was growing into a very busy night and I was getting a little worried.I was all excited about Mike and another but managed to answer the woman with, “I’m sure he will be fun” or something equally as lame.I returned to the floor and saw Mike with the three of them and a fourth, a shorter younger man. My. That was all that magic was, manipulating the foundations of the world, the vast energies that were used to forge it, the order Krab laid down when the Gods created it. Some people could just tap into it with training, others with natural abilities.I studied the phylactery, understanding how it worked so I could destroy it. The gem had a small spigot on it that the soul could reach out of, too small for it to escape, but enough for Kora to manipulate and use against the Paragon in the fight.. He rose, and I stepped back even further. His legs did not seem to work, and he fell on his knees besides the bones. He leaned down on his hands, looking intently at the head, and then he sat up and began to cry.I did not fear him so much anymore, and I put up my knife and stepped toward him. “This was your friend, Tobin?”He wiped at his face with his hand. “Friend. Tobin friend.”“I am sorry. Your friend died long ago. Why are you still alive?”He placed his hands on the bed, and pulled himself.