She held a black pouch open in her hand. "Pick the one that speaks to you, that speaks to your heart" She spoke.Chadwick looked closer into the pouch ...nd saw that there was nothing but a handful of rocks, about the size of pheasant eggs. Unsure of the seriousness of her request, he looked at the rocks, looked up at Alana, then back down to the pouch. Finally chose one that had pale flecks of blue in it. It would be best not to question the beautiful yet powerful sorceress, Chadwick thought to. ”Being somewhat relieved to abandon the beautiful four-inch heels, I readily agreed. Once in, they tightened around my feet. “What happened? They’ve become tight.”“Just to hold you in place, my beautiful diva.”“What’s with this ‘diva’ shit? You’ve used that word several times tonight. I don’t recall you ever calling me that since we’ve been together!”“My, my, aren’t we a bit testy,” he said as he unzipped my skirt, letting it fall to the floor. “Just lean forward and rest on the table. I think. The centuries passed as predator consumed prey.****Iberian looked over the valley. He could see the farms, lush green crops growing. The cattle feeding in fields of green grasses. The defenders with their guns guarding the possessions of Prey. Children playing near the farmhouses and in the village. A young woman wandered near the stream which flowed into the lazy river. Young and tender, she frolicked in along the bank, dashing into the water, splashing at her male friend that accompanied her.. Unfortunately, myDNA was already on file and had that annoying XY signature, shouldanyone choose to look close enough. If they didn't catch me on the ship,then they would when I left the ship on Sappho. But there were sometimesways around DNA tests - if one prepared early enough.I found what I was looking for in the side room. The thousands of smallvials in clear plastic were labeled for blood work. I shut the imagerdown, removed the helmet, and began to think. This would take a littleplanning..