" Emergency Ambulance." St Nathan's Nursery School, Grimethorpe Road. Girl fell and banged her head on a tile floor. She's unconscious and dead pale."...OK. It's on its way." What are you doing in here, Molly?" asked Mrs Bentham not unkindly or crossly."Becca's had a horrid accident. She hit her head on the kitchen floor and's unconscious. I've just rung for an ambulance." Oh my! Well done, dear! Let's see if I can help. How did it happen?" She ran to greet her Uncle Steven who'd come to visit us. ”Ellerie nodded, an odd feeling in the pit of her stomach at the thought of the Sanvari woman returning home. Impulsively, she made a decision.“If we haven’t figured out how to deal with those men who attacked us by the time we find Tir Yadar, I’ll stick around until we do,” she said.“I can’t ask you to do that,” Leena said. “It’s not your fight.”“Corec thinks they’re after all of us, but even if they aren’t, I’ll still help. You’ve helped me, and I’ve already promised to help Corec figure out. "Ho, ho, sorry to interrupt." It was Officer Ray! "Hey, Mike, the guy at the desk wants to know if you want the room for another hour."Michael silently continued his automaton-like hunching, his hands locked tightly around Kathy's throat."Say there, Mike," Ray teased, "you aren't having a relapse, are you? Michael?" He tapped his shoulder. "Hey, Mike?"The richest man in town didn't respond to the public servant's polite inquiry. Kathy focussed all her energy and pushed the last of her air out. . well, horny." You were?" I was. God, I still am. Anyway, I had fallen on the bed without getting changed, and I got thinking. I didn't think I was doing anything, but realised suddenly that I was..." Was?" Ooh, must I spell it out? Playing with myself!" Oh, God." But it was just sort of casual. I was rubbing my panties on the outside. Nothing serious. Oh shit, I can't believe I told you that." Oh, you want to stop?" No, no, not now. Anyway, I was daydreaming a bit, and realised I was thinking.