At last the bloodless mass lay forgotten on the altar, and he still held the hand that had fed him just moments ago. He looked down on his chest- the ...ound had closed already, and the pain in his neck had lessened. He couldn’t help but smile. So she had forgiven him, perchance. He was content. Until the pain hit him again. It was as in his most horrible nightmares. She was on him again! Her daggers of teeth rammed in the other side of his neck, her cruel claws cutting into his limbs as if she. The rebellion, as you call it, will have to be dealt with through political and economic coercion. Human coercion." Coercion." Horus frowned and finally dropped his head just far enough to insult me. "As you command, Mistress."He turned with a flourish, his purple robes snapping the air as he walked away. My cousin had taken the form of a Pleiadine, a handsome race of virile men and soft, demure females. His sleek body had a rosy sheen and I admired his strength and grace, but the man's. As I searched for assistance my temper beganto grow and suddenly I was interrupted by a women behind me. "You looklost," she said, "can I help you at all?"I explained that I was looking to check out of the hotel and findsomewhere more appropriate but that seemed to be impossible as I couldn'tfind a member of staff to speak to. "Well you're in luck she said becauseI know a new boutique hotel that only opened a week ago, in fact it'squite off the radar at the moment as its going through some. .. if it is needed.”“Ok. I’ll take care of Erin.” She said.“I want you to do that because you have been taking care of her since she lost her son and James walked out on her. Keep it that way. She will feel safe and anchored with you.”“She’ll feel safe with you too, Paul.”“I know, but if I have to be the bad guy, I don’t want her to feel like she’s lost her best friend and her lover and her wife. If things go south, I can punch James in the mouth and muscle him out of the house. All you can do.