I was hurting.I tried to spin a mending command around me, to take away the pain but after a couple of tries, I realised with shock that something had...left me.Shaw watched my struggle and smiled even more broadly. "I almost feel sorry for you." He chuckled "You have none of the training that this sort of situation calls for, you are childishly naive in these manners and you're supposedly the champion of that weak fool Mab and her doddering idiot Bran."He leaned towards me, still smiling but the. Seeing Leandris lifeless like this worries me.”“No need to worry, your friend is far from lifeless. It’s just that her awareness is on vacation and a guest of Ynerca’s mind at the moment. She’ll love the experience, trust me on that. Stay with us and watch if you like. You’re a smart woman and will soon understand,” Athea replied mirthfully.Jenaya sat down, noticed the wide open, but unfocused eyes of Leandris, and then she looked over at Ynerca and Roban.As soon as Roban came close enough. He was macho. A super stud. An ape to put all human males to shame. What the hell had she been missing all her life that she had found in his arms?And why was she lying here now dreaming about it when she should be planning her escape? Survival was possible in the jungle. If only she could keep a clear head about it.There were shoes to be fashioned out of the broad palm leaves. She would work them together by splitting the vines into tiny rope strings. There would be food to be gathered. But. “Dmitri?” He heard her sweet high pitched voice and turned to her and smiled. “When do you want to do the project for next class?” “I’m free now... do you want to get it over with? We could go to my place.” he asked, with a small plan forming in his mind. No one would be in his home – they would be all alone. Perfect. “Sure, lead the way.” Phoenix smiled and gathered her books to follow Dmitri. Fuck he was handsome! Tall with wide shoulders he cut a path through the throng of people trying to.