” She tasted wine, strong wine, burning her throat. “Easy, easy… sip it.” Seren swallowed. The potent liquid trickled down her gullet, warming...her. Her eyelids fluttered. “Miss Seren?” A face was staring at her. Who? As her eyes focussed, she saw it was a young woman, late teens or early twenties. She was beautiful, pale and serene, like the statues beside the gate. “Welcome back,” the girl smiled. “I’m sorry to intrude,” Seren stammered blearily. “I’ve had an accident.” “Another one?” “What?”. . listen, Steve, have you had time to think things over? Barbara's been crying just about non-stop and we... Diane and me... we were hoping you could find a way to sit down and talk things out with her sometime soon." Nah, Lloyd, I really haven't had time to think at all. I've been ass deep in alligators all week long with a bunch of problems down at the site... but it wouldn't have made any difference. The thing is... Barbara made a choice to cheat on me and this time it's final." Aw, Steve,". He was a white 15 year old and had dark hair, brown eyes, and was about 5’8”. I was also aware he had been bullied once or twice on the bus for having a small package. In fact, the other kids used to say he had a “sack of dimes” which I later found out meant a really small package. That sunny day in July, Jack had finished his chores up in the front yard of the farmhouse, the old man was inside presumably, sleeping the day away, and Jack sent himself over to clear another pathway through the. .. just a tad different,” I said with a smile to their look of shock.Again, I had been distracted by talking to them instead of dealing with them as I should have. It occurred to me suddenly that the recruiter had tried the same thing, and I quickly checked what was happening with Magic. My Magic senses revealed that the five behind them had joined hands and were casting a joint spell, while we talked, and they were close to finishing it. Perhaps they had already cast one to distract me.While.