“It handles well,” she muttered, “but it can’t match the stopping power of an Elysian rifle.”“Maybe not,” the Patriarch said, “but it ...is near silent. If you fire an Elysian rifle in the jungle, then everyone within earshot will know where you are. They would be able to hear you clear across the band. With these weapons, an entire pack of Araxie can fire from cover and go undetected. An Elysian rifle fires a single round, and so does an Araxie crossbow. The bow must be cocked before it can be. He sat beside her and put an arm around her. "What's wrong?", Matt asked his mother as if he didn't already know the answer."We committed incest!", Cynthia barked at her son. "You forced me to suck your....thing and then you fucked me!" Cynthia said again using a hushed tone laced with anger."You didn't need to get in my bed. You could have at least protested, but you didn't, you wanted to do it as bad as I did. Now you're trying to defend yourself by blaming me for your actions!" Matt tried to. . she...” He shivered as he looked down. “She needed my help, and I was glad to give it.”“And when Damien needs your help, and only the curse can provide it, what happens? Or the Prince? Or the others?”“I don’t know. It’s a bridge I’ll cross when I get to it.”“Come on, you know what’s going to happen, Jack.”He couldn’t keep a bit of venom out of his voice. “Educate me.”“Things will happen that the power of the curse can help with, and you’ll help the people who need it. You’ll help because. You’re in for a real treat tonight, girl. I promise you, he will do you some good. You’re going to be hooked.”Aaron piped in, “I certainly hope so.”John added, “Be careful what you wish for. Once Brenda got a taste of Harris, she couldn’t get enough of him. It was all she talked about for weeks.”“Thanks for the warning," Aaron replied with a smile.I left Wish’s clutching the arms of my two dates for the evening, my head spinning, still unsure what I was getting into. Without discussing it,.