.. m-maybe he can..."Mary Norton realized that as stubborn and foolish as her husband may be,he was right. Before he could be stabilized, much less go...into surgery, hewould already be gone. But taking him -away- from the doctors would beremoving whatever slim chances they had. But then again... she realizedwhat had happened earlier was real. The skin was real. Magic existed. Andmaybe magic could help. She reached over to pick up Bill's cell phone,flipped it open and scrolled through the menu,. The visitors themselves seemed to also be a mixture of familiar races with small differences such as skin pigmentation and a few other minor details, the biggest differences were the knowledge they possessed, which allowed the peoples of Drear to make such rapid advances in their technology for construction and trade, in fact the currency that is now in common use in Drear is the same coins used it Aurora, meaning that trade could flow between the two realms, albeit in the strange one way. He has actually lost weight since the operation, nodoubt due to loss of muscle mass. His colour is wan as well. I dareventure it will no longer be necessary to powder his face with talc andcornstarch in order to have his face match the pallor of your doll." What can be done, Doctor? I do not want him ill forever, all for mysake!"The older man shook his head and averted his eyes. "We can try astrengthening diet, although it is unpleasant and you will not want tojoin in it, which in turn will. They have been inseparable ever since.The girls went next door for about a half-an-hour and then decided it was also time for bed. When they returned to their room they found sweet Chris in a deep sleep. Liz gathered her things and went down the hallway to shower and get ready for bed. Lisa just laid in bed and looked at sweet Chris laying there in the other bed. She looked so peaceful and sexy lying there; Lisa thought to herself. She began licking her lips as she noticed a familiar feeling of.