“Silly girl, don’t try to hide what I have already seen up close.” She was right, in a way, and I let her guide my arm to my side. Her look dare... me, and after a short moment of insecurity, I let the other arm drop to my side as well. “Better.” She walked around me, and it made me nervous. Then she was behind me, close, and rested her chin on my shoulder. “Don’t let me stop you from what you were doing.” I almost gave in. But then a bit of rational thought returned to me, and I started to look. Oeiip was also moping around he was missing Tiiup. The both of them seeking solace in each others arms. At least they tried but their hearts were just not in it.Mean while I slept fit fully I think I am about ready to pay my debt and get on my way. While I had been recuperating I had been studying the spell book. Often I would startle Lusan or Brax. No matter I now had a plan to remove the threat of Tarrent for awhile. But first... Bren...When not on an errand for me Bren had taken to sleeping. Whatdid he mean by "Soon"?I woke with sunlight on my face. A police sirens blaring outside. I hatedmy apartment, but it was what I could afford. I sat up, and rubbed thesleep out of my eyes. I looked at my hands, smiling at all the littlestamps on them. Must have been a hell of a night, that's what...ten bars.Amazing I wasn't hung over. I showered and dried my hair. I looked at mybody in the mirror with a frown. I could barely see any muscles at all. Iwas so...soft. Didn't I used to be ripped?. When his sister came in she had a look of terror on her face. "WHats wrong?" "Nothing its just everything down there is crawling with those.. those things" "The gun shop?" "Boarded up." "Gas station?" "No more gas" "So your saying we are fucked?" "No i drove to the town on the other side of the path and everything is still great except the people are still dead. John was the first to speak "Ill go check it out tomorow". As john woke up in the morning he walked out to his truck with a rifle and.