And I’ve been told I’m quite good.” Allison watched her turn toward Emanuel. “I heard a very loud male scream last period. I don’t suppose t...at was you?”Emanuel nodded meekly. “She’s very good at what she does.”She chuckled. “I’ll take your word on that. Anyway, if that’s the way this developed, I wouldn’t count on it dissipating for quite a while.”“We’ve come to that realization already. It would either take us graduating and getting away from Split-river for twenty years, or someone better to. "She crossed her eyes in yet another funny face, then dissolved into brief gales of laughter again. To Laura she was ravishing."Tell you what," Laura said, fighting back a blush, "I'll take a rain check since I probably won't feel like dinner tonight."Still laughing, Sara appeared to realize Laura was serious only slowly. Then she tilted her head, looking at Laura oddly, as if to acknowledge that this remark was unorthodox but not unwelcome. But she was, Laura had begun to realize,. “Be there in a moment!” General Roth answered.Two minutes later the ship was dropping beside them. “Same way sire?”“Perhaps,” Bill said as he stared at the castle. Opening up a channel Bill stated, “I have already taken Castle Krong! I have no use for traitors that hide enemies of the crown. Turn the traitor over NOW or I will not hesitate to level this place. You have one specton no more. No discussion, no deals! Well?! You have Three quarters of a specton!”There was a moment of silence then a. The Emperor is little more than a figurehead. This of course means that anything they choose to do me isn’t going to be overruled by anyone. Sadly.“Johnathan Chrislow, aged 454,” says Councillor Haruoz. “You stand accused of an incalculable number of crimes. Rape, murder, theft and mind control being just the start, and with the latest being the crime of allowing two Normals access to a magic wand.”“Is there anything I can say which will get you to let me off?” I ask.“No, and we don’t intend to.