But now... I start as the waitress dumps a plate of slimy oystersinfront of me, before giving Graham a plate and a caress to the face, and hegives her...a pat to the ass, making her scurry off giggling.He lifts one of the oysters like a toast and salutes me before tilting itdown his throat, hurridley I copy him, almost choking which makes him laugh."You look like you need to practice swallowing..." he grins, and points tohis crotch. "I can help with that..." I.. I'm f.. fine really," I gasp, but. There are still spots as fertile as they once were, with enough crops and trees growing to support grazing animals, feed villages, and shade the inhabitants. Some of the fields are still full of wild flowers and rabbits and unicorn's and all manner of wonder, but they're shrink, fading, dying.Turning to brown.The Tower is far away, oh so far away, it's back to the coast, it's vile magic radiating inland against the wind, somehow. It is the source of the decay, and whoever, whatever resides. My relationship with Mum deteriorated. Her mood swings from paranoia to shame became more obvious and she took less care of her person. Communication became monosyllabic and "snappy".On the Sunday afternoon prior to hiring the PI, I had come out of the surgery and was going to my room, when I heard Mum and James. Normally, he would drop her off and leave, but he entered with her and they were arguing. They did not see me and did not expect me to be around."I still don't believe it." What's to. Dave handed her a form and asked her to sign it, Cindy could not read it and so he told her that it was merely to have Cindy agree to obey the driver and do whatever he asked. What she didn’t know was that they had found her purse and she had been d**gged to make her amenable.Getting up Cindy was helped to the taxi where the driver was waiting, he smiled and got her into the cab. Dave sat next to her explaining he was going to make sure she got home safely. Cindy thanked him for his help and.