It's cool."Lori thought for about a tenth of a second about that. Her brother's art projects were usually made of pop sickle sticks or something like ...hat. "I CAN'T use one of YOUR stupid projects, you PRICK! It has to be something from human ANATOMY and that's something YOU wouldn't even know how TO SPELL. YOU'RE A PRICK! A STUPID BIG MALE PENIS WITH NO BRAIN." She started to cry.Being called names by his sister didn't really bother Rod. Her crying because of him did. He tried to take her in. Henry sighed. Simon suddenly screamed and dropped to the ground, in a fetal position, tears streaming down his face.A few of the guests laughed.Renee wanted to kill them."Faster," said Henry. The boy was obviously still being shocked.The pants were off instantly. There was nothing underneath. Simon lay on the floor, with only his shirt for protection, chest heaving.Claude's fingers were moving in a slow circle, getting closer and closer to the spot that made her body turn to water. She could. “It’s on your release papers from the arrondistrium,” Saress replied with a wry smile. “It’s not my problem if you don’t read the stuff you’ve been given.”“How many attempts on her life so far?” I asked.“Only three, pretty amateurish stuff so far,” she shrugged. “The Order of Druchii are known to be planning an assault, but Regent Taqual has informants embedded with them since their fall from grace and with the formation of the Battalions.”“Her business?”“Is being shunned by all major outlets;. . I do ... a lot. But Eve is a very good cook too, and she makes some traditional Czech dishes now and then. I’ll never starve,” he chuckled.“How are your studies coming, Jesse?” Kirsten asked.“Okay, I think. I’ll know better when I take the entrance exams in May. It’s pretty competitive getting into the big universities now. I’ll have to have good scores on my tests to get accepted. If I don’t make it, I’ll look for a community college that offers the courses I want.”“I hope you make it,”.