You've taken advantage of me, Matthias, but I'm willing to forgive and forget, provided you keep up your end of the bargain from now on."Matthias coll...psed into a chair, his face a picture of deep unhappiness. I tried not to gloat, but it was difficult to stifle a smile as he received his comeuppance. Left to me, I'd have had him sowing a different type of seed for his living, but Grant seemed inclined to afford him a second chance. Maybe when properly directed and supervised, Matthias could. “My wife and I had only been married two years before the war with the Darrakhai and my capture. I lost her and our unborn child.” “I grieve for you my friend.” “I thank you, O kindly sorceress of Mentrassanae.” “My name is Kayla and I am not a sorceress quite yet.” “Well, I am but a simple dilruba player and lately, a slave of Lord Deichellys.” I smile and see the pain etched deep upon his brow. How much deeper must it be etched into his heart! “Tell me of your wife.” “She was the center of my. EXE. It had passed all of the other checks, so it should be safe to try it. What the heck.The computer monitor displayed, "Welcome to Master PC. Please enter your name."Brad wondered what this was all about. He could see no harm in answering the question if he was not connected to the internet. He unplugged the network cable and entered his name, Bradley Trask. His picture along with his name appeared with the notation that this was the only person by that name within a 100 mile radius."Please. He’d watched his friends start dating, get serious, declare their undying love, and then be absolutely crushed just a few months later.He didn’t want that. For the time being, he wanted sex. And he wanted sex with Jimmy. If it came to it, he decided, he would shamelessly offer himself to be used. I want to learn. He said the words over and over in his mind. Please teach me.*It was a few days after New Years when Jimmy heard a knock on his door and he felt his pulse race. Cool it, he chided.