While It had been talking and doing this, the four Wizards on the platform had taken up their positions. One was near each girls head on the right sid... of each alter, and the other was on the left side of the alter near each girl's belly. They all now removed curved knives from their waist belts, and raised them over their heads in their right hands as they chanted a spell in an unknown language."Oh gods!!" Clare and Cathleen screamed in unison, "they're going to kill Gretchen and Petra, and. " Your honor we also request, to ease our proceedings, that your ruling on this matter be retroactive to the time Cheri Harris left home and declare her a ward of the State at that time."The judge grasped the reasoning immediately. "So granted," he said. "Now, this young man, you have been introduced to the court as Captain Smith. You look awful young to be addressed so. In fact, you are documented here as being seventeen years of age. Could you please explain?"Before Tony could speak Scott. Jane didn't even mentionit, and Ian was secretly upset that she might not want to change again,especially as he had improved in his love making, now that he knew how toturn her on. Jane however had no doubts at all about changing again, butwanted to keep it low key, in case Ian thought about how he would be spendingChristmas, she secretly wanted to make it permanent anyway. She had alsobought a ring that she liked for when they would get engaged properly onChristmas day.On the evening of. “My apologies, Master.” She squirmed. “I'm just worried. Ankush is one of the most dangerous cities in the world. It's almost as bad as Kozzithni. It might even be worse than the naga's capital.”“We'll be fine,” I said. “We should only be a few days.”She nodded, still looking frightful.I smiled at her and descended down the gangplank to where Nephi stalked back and forth, glaring at the slaves working the docks. The men there stared with apprehension at the sphinx's fierce face. Her dark-red.