I probably speak the Queen's English as well as anyone in these United States. Of course, it is quite likely that the Good Queen E R II believes that ...o one in this country speaks the Her English. But that's for a different story.I live in a small hamlet known as Asshole, West Virginia. Of course, that's not the name you'd find in a triple-A map or Rand McWhatever. It's just that if the Good Lord chose to give this world an enema, that's where the tube would go. Mom and I live in a double-wide. With each he sent one of his OAI servants in the form of an animal or bird, a personal protection charm that erected a shield when weapons were present, and a communication charm to talk with the Wizard, Members of the Wizard's Conclave, or other members of the WCC.Today was the day! They began appearing all over china in places where large groups of people were gathered and began to share with their fellow countryman the things they had learned about the plague, the massive death toll around. We're going to have to create whole new methods for dealing with it. It will take centuries to learn how to master, if one even can master it." He took an iced tea from the tray Jake's mother offered him with a smile of thanks. "I would honestly recommend you divide the talent for Elemental Magecraft into separate disciplines; it'd be much easier to gauge one's power and/or rank that way."Jake considered this advice as he sat almost indolently on his patio. Since his return yesterday evening,. Cheerios for me and Coco-puffs for him."Normally I would have said, let's just eat out of the box, but this is a special occasion."He handed me my bowl, and then got in bed next to me."You look beautiful in the morning, Lafferty."Aw.He took a Cheerio out of my bowl and fed it to me. Then he started eating his own cereal with his fingers."What?" I asked. "No spoons?" Hey. It's a special occasion, but it's not that much of a special occasion."I gave him a playful elbow in the ribs.I tried to look.