If that poke in the hip didn't sting like it did I'd swear I died."Awake? Well ... it's time."She had a hollow thorn with a small leather bottle attac...ed. She jabbed the thorn in his thigh and and squeezed the leather. Flame seared as whatever was in the bottle coursed it's way into his vein. He would be willing to swear as it progressed that the flame followed everywhere the liquid traveled. It was a slow journey to his brain."This'd be quicker if I used your arm ... but quickness is not my. She tookpity on Salomon and told him he could stay with her rent free in exchangefor janitor duties.She called him her "M?dchen f?r alles", a German term for a generalemployee without any specific area of work. Literally translated into"Girl for everything"He would do all the cleaning, maintenance and repair jobs around thehouse and in the apartments.Fr?ulein Rottenbach would allow him to stay in a small room in thecellar. It was just big enough for a bed, a closet and a tiled cornerwith a. She ... lay with all who would take her ... I ... was disgusted ... I ... hurt...”“Foolish man, your mate and most of the others were poisoned by black magic from the False One. He, Urgork and some others of your tribe, conspired to pervert your mates.”“Then ‘The Change’ was not the women’s fault as Urgork said?”“No. Your mates are blameless. They are suffering from a disease caused by evil magic, but if you wish to have your mates back, I can help.”“You can ... you can give me back my Lona?”I. ...yes this number isbest... thank you Dr. Patel.." I looked at her and said "what is up?"she looked at me and said "my father and brother were in a car crash."with a stoic expression and an even voice she explained, " my fatherdied instantly and my brother has been in a coma in a hospital inLondon for two weeks and this Dr. Patel says they need to operate torelieve the pressure but he is not sure he will survive." I saiddemonstrating more emotion than Nikki " do we need to go, I haven't gota.