This was the best plan because both mine and mom’s bedrooms were downstairs, while Katy had the one upstairs. Another bonus to this was that mom too... sleeping pills, which meant that she was out cold until the next morning. It would literally take an earth quake to wake her up. Since mom had left her date early without eating dinner, she decided to order a pizza. The pizza came and we ate dinner as usual, trying to pretend that nothing happened not 2 hours ago. Katy and I both felt a bit. “That’s me!” Chloe said, her voice kind if not a little groggy from her long nap. She was quickly aware of the stark difference in dress between the two of them. Chloe was wearing comfortable sweats and a hoody for her lengthy flight, and didn’t bother with makeup. While the energetic blonde before her wore a pencil skirt, heals, and a cute sweater. “I uh, love your outfit,” Chloe said with a hint of embarrassment.Lindsay was beginning to open the trunk, and looked back over Chloe’s leisure. By noon, she wasn't so sure that she had guessed right. The going had been slow, but even so she was sure that she had come much too far. There seemed to be a ridge off to her left, maybe she could see something from its crest that would give her a clue as to where she was. Several times in the past few hours, she'd fought off twinges of fear. Now, climbing higher, her breath caught in her throat. She stilled her trembling by an effort of will, and as soon as she topped the ridge and started. Soon he would be the leader of the Gau Clan, and when he was, he would destroy those steppers and take that slut to his dungeons.Xanzu had spent the last month training to reach the Palace Realm. He wanted to go and cause trouble for James and the Dark Brotherhood, but he’d had to focus on his training. Amusingly, the greatest help in his rapid development was all thanks to creations from the lab that Jeng had been paying a pound of flesh for.Jeng too felt somewhat held back in regards to the.