It was quite simple, yet astonishing.Most Mind Magi needed to be bound to normal humans, even the House Lords and Ladies. The bonds forged would bring...them closer together, and any Mind Magi would feel just as protective of their Schiavi as I felt for my girls. This usually led to the Mind Magi binding to someone they would be willing to marry and following through with that custom as well. However, there were a few who bound with those they considered good friends too. The will of the person. "We're talking about squirrels on the bird feeder, aren't we?" See!" Rachel said. "I told you she'd figure it out." We think that the servos on that table can change from X-Y-Z to altazimuth." Huh?" I said."Like one of those gun terrent thingies," Rachel popped."Turret," Terri corrected."Yeah. 'Turret'. Like on Star Wars." Eight year old girls are supposed to be playing with pretty ponies," I said, just to gage the rise I knew I'd get. "Not be talking about turrets." Tell ya what," Terri said,. I don't have the opportunity to process it all though, as has seemedto be a universal theme with my transformations, as Mr Black'spresence tends to override all other pressing concerns."Well I can tell by the look on your face this certainly is, aspredicted, a surprise," he begins with derision."You said... I was never going to be Alex Turner again." It wasn't myintent to be so overt, but I wondered if in challenging him on thispoint I had revealed that I was disappointed to find myself. "Be my guest Mommy." "Truth or dare?" she asked. "Truth." "Who was the first girl you really kissed, when and where and how far did you get with her?"I blushed a little but it really wasn't anything I didn't think she'd already knew. "Elizabeth Mackey, " I confessed, "It was my first day in high school while she was waiting for the bus. It didn't go anywhere but first base from there..."I looked at my mother and said "Truth or dare?" "Truth" When and who was the first man who had his tongue.