”“I liked it,” Abby said. “Although...”“What, beloved?” Jason asked.“Well, if we’re going to make it a thing, which I hope we do ...... occasionally could we dress up for it?”“Cocktail dresses!” Yan said. “Makeup, hair done! Count me in!”“What’s the male version of cocktail dresses?” Jason said, a little worried.“How formal are you thinking, Mistress?” Tod asked.“Well, black tie is very elegant...” Yan replied, “but a little much for something done ritually. I was thinking semi-formal?”“Don’t. “Yes, he said he couldn’t. This is one of those things that must be,” Morgana replied looking slightly downcast.“Understandable,” Simon nodded. “It was worth asking though.”“What killed him?” I asked.“A nannite bullet from close range,” Julia replied. “Problem is, Rakona was the only other person in the room and we know she didn’t do it, though the gun has her fingerprints and DNA on it from when she stupidly picked it up afterwards. Tasha read her to know this, though the poor woman is as. A sphinx, a pair of rakshasa, a demon. But the most concerning were the pack of werewolves. Hunters and the spawn of Las. Doubly dangerous.But I had been given two items by Ziryihm to aid me.A fairy crystal and Bracers of Justice. Those were created by Iustia to bind even Cernere. No one could escape them. So I studied Kurtis’s group as he headed south, adjusting my plans in my mind.I would not fail. The moon maiden would be mine!KurtisI was feeling excited when we made camp on the hilltop. We. His grandfather had died during the raids that had been going on shortly after the rock strike. Ralph and his father had accounted for the raiders, though. Those bastards wouldn't ever kill again!He pounded the marker into the ground, releasing some of his anger onto the marker. He took a final look, and walked the short distance back to the house.The place seemed so empty, now that he was alone. His dad's calming presence was gone. It had disappeared along with his body.For the first time in.