” I reply.“I think you mean ‘Julius.’” Princess Flitari giggles. It angers me. I am not a boy! I don’t know how to deal with her teasing. ... don’t how to deal with confrontation at all. All I know is that when I get upset, I start to feel the heat. I drop my eyes, and begin whispering a prayer to the Holy Mother. “You talking to your imaginary friend, Loony-Julius?” Princess Flitari sniggers. I glower at her and continue my prayer, and she only broadens her grin. “You can pray to the lady in the. You ARE an interesting guy and I hope you DO get your memory back. If there's a problem in your past, then we'll both just have to deal with that. Until then, why can't we be civil to each other?" And keeping an eye on me is being civil," snorted Kris."I'm here ... right across from you," said Mitch. "You can ask me any questions you want to. If I can answer them I will." In exchange for what?" asked Kris, his voice guarded."Like I said. You're interesting. You've been around. Who knows what. Alone in amongst the ancient treesthe wind takes my breath away,the wind bears my stress away,the wind fills my heart's prison and slowly erodes the masks,and sweeps them far over trees and mountains.The mask of my face becomes thin, alone it floats gently to the rocks belowbut the gaze of others seals it back on, made of the rocks on where it did reside.It will never truly leave as it needs me, often I need it.This mask will doggedly follow for along time,as far as I run it will follow, at. ”“Do you think I’m using you?” she asked with a tear running down her face.“Yes, I do,” I said. “Well, that’s not quite true. You try to, but have you noticed that I don’t let you control me? I may do what you want, but it’s because I care for you and want to help you, not because I’m under some kind of spell. I’ve been there before, with Becky, and I won’t let it happen again.”“Why are you being so mean?” she whined.“I’m not. I’m making sure that we both understand our relationship.”“What is.