”The family was silent as they ate, until Rusol spoke up. “Father, have you heard of an order of mages called wardens?”Marten and Rikard glanced... around quickly, worried, but the only servants in the family’s quarters at this time of day were their longtime trusted employees, all of whom had been gradually manipulated to not notice the occasional discussion of—or presence of—magic.“No,” Marten said. “Why?”“I had a ... dream about them, but I think they’re a real group. I was hoping there’d be. He looked at Demetri with a new found respect. He didn’t say anything but it was clear he had his tail between his legs as he rubbed his arm going back inside. ‘That’s quite a woman you got there Demetri,’ Beth said in what appeared to be sincere admiration. Once inside their apartment he saw her rage slowly abating when she said, ‘You’re damned right I’m a scorpion and I’m proud of it!’ He was pleased she didn’t ask if the accusations of his sleeping with Beth were true, thinking she’d. She had to tough it out and do her job like on any other day. And even when she hoped that he would leave, it was obvious to her that he wouldn't do that. He was just too interested in her body, it seemed."He is just way too young to look at me like that," Sandra thought.But then she also thought about that woman and how it seemed she didn't mind her boy looking at her. Well, her own government didn't seem to have a problem with it as well. The only thing they didn't allow, was that those. They deserve to be blood sisters just as much as we deserve to be blood brothers,” Pike said.“You know this will burn like hell when you make the cut on your wrist, don’t you?” Eli asked the girls.“We can take a small cut to become blood sisters. We already know we will not only be best friends, but blood sisters forever and we want to swear to the same oath you Bucks swear to,” Lilly Beth told him firmly.“Isaac and I will go first. I’ll make a small cut high on my right wrist and he will make.