I was also now studying the creation of magical artifices or devices which Mages use in place of some of the more commonplace items in the world of mu...danes. Hence our freezer now linked directly to Antarctica, our boiler to a point underground where the temperature was about perfect for heating, I also figured out a way to illuminate light bulbs without the need for electricity. Not that we needed such items, they were more by way of experimentation, plus they did not use any of our own. He decided she must have abnormalities of chromosome number or structure. Xavier left in the early hours, not saying goodbye or thanks or even leaving a note. When finding him gone in the morning, Muriel sighed and only half-believed she’d done the right thing by urging him to move on. A truckie stopped to pick up Xavier on the highway out of the city. Xavier had been thumbing a ride for more than two hours. An hour later the driver dropped him off at crossroads because he was turning to go. I sat up and told the guys that I was a lover of being nude and that is why I jogged here, and if they wanted to stay they would have to be nudists to. Well in no time flat the guys pulled their shirts off and dropped their pants, leaving me the only one in cloths. I took care of this pretty fast by pulling my shirt, bra, pants and panties off in record speed. Now all 6 of us where naked sitting on my blanket. Taking it slow again I laid back and closed my eyes to see what would happen. . A black belt that supported a holstered pistol on one hip and a sheathed knife on the other surrounded their waist. Tight fitting boots zipped up the side, ending just below the knees. The center torso of each was bare and just above the waist and to the right of the navel was a tattoo of a white angle outlined in black holding a red heart in her hands with love inscribed on it. Above the angle was the word "Peace." To the left of their navel's and just above the waist was a deadly looking red.