‘What’s that!’ Zax halted, standing on a tall branch in a spot where he found a clearing in the foliage for his field view.The scene that took p...ace, roughly two hundred meters from him, was outright brutal!A group of humans with cold weapons, forty seven in number, a massive bull like Deformed Being and an even bigger alligator looking Deformed Being were in a bloody skirmish.The battle transpired in an open field, near the tree line to the forest and less than five hundred meters from an. "I try to talk to you and you're out on the moon somewhere."It was the truth. "I know," she said, "I've just... I'm sorry. I've been so... So busy, and..." That wasn't the truth, unless by 'busy' one meant 'consumed with guilt over sending one's brother to jail, ' but really, Brandon didn't need to know that. He hadn't understood then and he didn't understand now.For a moment she thought his anger might get the better of him; but it receded. "It's okay," he said. "I know you're busy. It hasn't. " His voice rose."You understand how fucking awful that is? I never wanted to settledown, part of me still can't imagine being stuck having sex with thesame person for the rest of my life. That's, like, my biggest nightmare.Waking up every day next to the same chick, getting bogged down withkids and bills and shit, never experiencing life. And now these fuckingrings are making me want that. I'm barely even me anymore."Well, that confirmed my suspicions. I became his personal sexencyclopedia,. She extended her own hand, and I covered their hands with mine. "May this friendship endure," I intoned, and there was a flash that seemed to extend from our hands.Patrick shook his head. "What was that? I've never felt it before."Morgan's voice was faint. "I have. It's a sign of truth. Only those truly in accord with themselves and others will see this." She looked into Patrick's eyes as if seeing him for the first time. "I think we will find more about this." She glanced at me and then added,.