"I felt my knees get weak as I contemplated what was going on. I hoped I hadn't lost all the color in my face. My mind spun trying to figure out what ...Bonnie was doing.The cops turned and Bonnie walked them out the entryway of the building chattering at them all the way. When she returned, her demeanor had changed dramatically. She looked at me icily. I held the envelope with the money in it up for her. She looked at it but didn't take it."Come here," she said coldly "I want to show you. Just as he wanted to advance he was stopped, he heard Crea’s voice. “My servant, you must not fall, remain on Avondur!”“Crea, the WEAPON! The woman, she knows where it is!”“The WEAPON will come to Avondur.”He obeyed, but his face underneath his helmet was flushed with anger. “Someone killed Uritel. A paladin of the Light succumbed and must be avenged.”“You must do nothing but obey, and face the Dark One before the last token is reunited with him. I made a grave mistake, selecting you as my. She was reluctant, but after some hesitation and encouragement told me her story:Cathy's Father died when she was about six, when she was ten her Mother married again. At first the stepfather treated Cathy and her older sister well, nice presents, outings, cuddles when they wanted. They had a happy time for about three years, then Cathy's Mother became sickly, spending lots of time in hospital. The older sister Jane who was fifteen then, had to drop out of school and take on the household. I was in the back, near the business suits, standing as if I was looking at some jackets. It's always a very wicked feeling, being stimulated in the open like that, but this was different. Because I wasn't in control of the stimulation, it was that much more intense. I didn't know if I was going to make it, if it would last long enough, so I was really trying. I was building very quickly, using the relative privacy to my advantage, when I saw a young saleswoman walking over to me. I guess I.
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