We're having dinner here and he said he was going to make something special." Lucky girl. He won't disappoint you," he said, turning back to mix a pai... of drinks for another couple.Nina took her glass of wine and moved to a small table near the front corner of the room. She gazed out the large window, watching the people walk by in the fading evening sun. This was the Bronx, their old neighborhood.Lost in her thoughts, she didn't see Tony as he walked quietly to her, leaning down and kissing. I looked over at myarm. An IV was dripping into my body."What?" The pain was starting to subside. The world growing distant."It'll be okay. This has happened to few other girls." He smiled. Othergirls. Oh my...and with that my thoughts faded away. Darkness overtook meand I disappeared into my own body.*******************The beeping of heart monitor was the first thing I heard. It was distant.Slowly it grew louder and I became aware of other sounds. Voices aroundme."She's coming to," said. Here he again acted the perfect gentlemen, kissing my hand and suggesting another date. I told him he could call me and we'd arrange it.When I got home I was so excited, I just had a fantastic date with the perfect guy. I called Sally immediately told her the good news, and she was just as excited."I'm so happy for you Jess, I knew this would be good for you. Was he really that impressive? Wow. I guess you won't be calling the other Mr. Right than huh?" I could hear her laughing on the other. ”“Yes,” Ember said.“And crawled out of Hell,” One Eyed Razor said.“Yes,” Ember said.“And now you’ve got no powers, no mandate of Heaven, no soulgem, and nothing between you and your Lunar Circle than just their own feelings. No celestial marriages. No empathic links. No mana transfusions.” One Eyed Razor stood. “For a military, all you got is the decimated remains of the Piss Boot Legion, a few civilian stragglers, and a single skyship from the fucking Locust People and one of their wind up.