”The fact was they were all repulsive reptiles, some just had better camouflage; despite being a serial murderer before I was 13 and a drug dealer I...felt morally superior to every last one of them. But I had to keep Abril’s mood up so I didn’t argue. That means I’m a liar too, a good one. I replied, “Yes, but who you dance with will not be your choice. The trial will be those who aren’t gentlemen.”She had to agree. “Okay, it will be my first real trial. But you will see masterful work. I will. First I had been doing this for a long time, I was the most established buyer of crafting materials at a good price and the most experienced crafter of potions. Second and more importantly I had come up with a lot of my best selling potions myself, you couldn't get them from anywhere but my shop because I was the only one who made them. I never grew up with much and my potion business even before it was a stall and before it was a shop had allowed me to get through school paying the cost even. It was here, on this most sacred ground, that the rituals would be observed and the ashes of the fallen returned to Mother Earth.Each shroud wrapped body was laid to rest on a low stone alter, and after a few brief words by the King to any family, and a short spell casting by Emory, their shroud glowed a brilliant white and then vanished, leaving behind no trace. A lone kilt clad piper played out a quiet dirge from the edge of the grove where he blended into the heavy fog that covered much of. " It's amazing the kind of help you can get with a cold coke after a hurricane," I said.The judge chuckled. "If you'd've given 'im a cold beer, he'd have rented a chapel for you. Uh ... chapel. So let me get this straight. You've known Miss Nikki for three, three and a half weeks, and you're willing to take care of her?" Yes, I am, James." More than take care of her?" Uh ... yes..." Marry her, except that according to state law, she can't get married without parental permission until she's.