"What?" Stop!" Miri's voice carried loud and clear, interrupting the conversation and calling the procession to a halt.Tory looked back at her in conf...sion. She, however, simply pointed to the sky ahead of them. There in the distance, barely visible over the tops of the trees, were several columns of thick, black smoke.When the conversation first shifted from the Dedek to fairies, Miri couldn't help but giggle. She found Pavel's fixation rather sweet, really. And she wondered—like the captain. He felt so confidentthat he could beat this thing. This whole idea of "mental remapping"was ludricrous to him. Physical changes were one thing, but he wasstrong willed and knew that sheer determination could do wonders. "Okay, if you do though, I'm here for ya. You are going to have lots ofquestions and I suggest you ask away. Don't fret too much though causethe changes are way more frightening during the initial fevers. Onceyour mind gets accustomed to the transition everyting gets easier. This whole situation bothers me. Something is not right with the whole mess and I can't put my finger on it. When I can't figure a case out it bugs me and I can't rest until I know all of the answers. I'm going to talk to some of the few friends I have left in the police department and try to figure out what they know and what they are looking for."Betty put her face in her hands, "I just wish this was all over." It will be over soon," Ed told her, not really believing it himself, "There's. When I turned nineteen, I was still a virgin. Sometimes, it bothered me, and I really wanted to experience the joy of sex that the guys were always talking about. When they'd get into the locker-room talk, I'd just shrug my shoulders and smile, pretending that I knew what they were talking about. Once, when I was pressed on the topic, I just smiled and said that a gentleman never discussed details.But truth be known, my curiosity wasn't overwhelming. I was just too damned decent to score. .