It’s going to be okay little brother.”Benny nodded back at me and, in that moment, he somehow found his strength. He suddenly stopped screaming an... thrashing about. Instead he lay, perfectly still, with his head back on the dusty ground and displayed a sense of calm; completely unexpected and almost out of place. It showed in his eyes and in his fresh demeanour. He pushed back his own tears and relaxed his body just a bit.I think he figured out how to let go of his fear by putting his faith in. The second was 'silence' and stopped me from summoning up my own spells. I was completely trapped.The men who had been holding me now lifted me up and tied me to an 'X' frame. At least that meant I could see where I was, and who had brought me here.When I recognised King Regnald it was no surprise that I had somehow been dragged back into dreamtime. There was a certain irony to the fact that I had been trying to come here for weeks without success, and now my enemies had summoned me.What was. " Oh, Betty, you are so wonderful. I knew you would be here for me. Thanks a million, I will head there right now since it is only 10 minutes away."Jane and I roomed together in college. We graduated last year with me going into an "official" talent business which fronts for my more lucrative zoo business (mostly training dogs for rich bitches in Hollywood). Jane rushed right out and married her beau, Bob. Jane and I are about perfect matches physically at 5' 5", 34c 24 32, 120 pounds, with me. Once it’s made a gene selection, it largely ignores us. It’s your job to command us. You’re our captain, the future of our species, and our ruler. But you’ll have a long time to grow into that role.”Even with the datafeed reduced to a low background murmur, I still felt overwhelmed. Mother noticed me rubbing my temples and patted my back. “Go lie down on the bed. It will pass.”The snow-white raised platform in the exact center of the room was fit for an emperor, so large that I could not touch.