He wondered if all women were excited by violence and danger.Tom saw the look on John's face and he met it with complete calm. He softly reminded him,..."You couldn't have helped with a challenge any more than Ben did. There are things that I have to do, learn to deal with it." He saw the slight nod. Acceptance is not always easy, but John knew the life that they lived. He never wanted to have to tell Grey Eagle that he had failed to keep Tom safe, especially now that he had Ming and Ping at his. Marion’s wonder and fear increased exponentially as he saw theirsoft faces, a slight lump in their lingerie, and their brightly coloredeyes with a strangely dull, clouded look to them."Aren’t they perfect? After they left me for dead and I resurrected myselfthanks to my peak physical and spiritual strength, I realized that I wasmore than a mere mortal. I was a god among men - the Alpha-Christ!"Christian cackled, growing more crazed and excited by the second. "Withthe help of those hypnotic. There was a fair bit of grumbling at that, so I thanked Mindy and sent her home. Then I reminded the council of the budget numbers I had told them about back when I was being hired.“I think it is much too soon to begin considering a budget increase, Mister Reaper. The budget you submitted was simply a proposal and will need to be reviewed by the public and scaled back appropriately,” said Harlan Alderdyce.“This is wasted money! We need to shut down the entire department and call in the. ’ Izzy picked up the book she had left on the small table in the hall and went into the living room, to do exactly what Mrs Coats had advised her to do. She had no doubt that part of Mrs Coats’s concern, was to keep her out of the way while they got on with the day’s chores. She curled up in Daniels arm chair and opened up the book she had chosen from his library. She flicked through a few of the pages but found that she couldn’t settle on it. Snapping it closed she stared into the fire lost in.