"Congratulations" Master Bron told Sorven, obviously struggling to keepis eyes from Sorven's chest. Some of the other mages didn't bother. "Iknew tha... you could do it" "Thank you Master Bron" Sorven told him, looking at his former teachersextra arms. "No" the older sorcerer chuckled, "Just Bron now. You're a sorcerernow.....er...sorceress I guess" Bron looked slightly embarrassed, though not nearly as much as Sorven.but as embarrassed as Sorven was at his sudden gender change, he alsofelt. And here, you are nothing more than a very valuable piece of property. My property." Where are all the others?"Z'rai turned back to his work. "Most were returned to their lives with little to no recollection of events. Other than yourself, two others remain." Did they also lose their lives as the result of a 'clerical error'" she asked.He let out a low chuckle. "No, they have stayed to convince the council to inhabit the earth. And you haven't lost your life, you've just moved into another. “You know,” she mused, “chocolate,” she licked the spoonlasciviously, “is like sex” another lick, her tonguecurling pinkly around the edge, “because” lick “it’s,”lick “something,” lick “that really,” a super longteasing lick, “tickles the senses.” If he didn’t do her right now, he’d explode. Greg lookedaround the restaurant. It was dimly lit, with couplessitting quietly together,. ” Béla walked over and picked up one of the wicked steel knives that Beth had found and brought back with her.“Those are nice, huh?” Beth asked, gazing raptly at the shiny sharp blades. Béla ran her thumb along the sharp edge, delicately slicing a thin groove in her skin. They were much sharper than the wooden toys Béla had formed with her mind out of the sticks available here in the arborium.‘Are you ready to play, Darling?’ Béla excitedly asked her sister in her mind. Beth radiated excitement.