The wee person was, in fact, female. A deeply ugly female, but a female nonetheless."A lady leprechaun?" Jim wondered aloud. All the stories of wee fo...lk had always indicated they were men."An' howrya thinkin' leprechauns be makin' more leprechauns, ya bleedin' idyat?" she demanded, opening one bleary eye "Ya think the men folk fuck each other up their arses? Even when they do, ya don' get no babies that way!"She snorted and chuckled drunkenly, then started, both eyes wide."Me pot o'... You. After coming to himself he had been dressed and ushered here. Waiting nowfor something to happen. The murmurs of whispers slowly ebbed away as awomen made her way to a podium on a stage. Leo knew her. It was the sameold women who had found him."Welcome young maidens," she opened her speech. "My name is headmistressAlia and this institution has cared, taught, and trained young maidenslike yourself for centuries. It is no random happenstance that I call youlike that. If you are here, then you. No boys this round, but there’s nothing wrong with daughters, any more than with sons, after all. More girls means more for each boy to breed, naturally,” the spirit declared, much to my delight.“Can we name her Deborah, please?” Matt asked Erin.“How about Melissa Deborah? Does that work for you?” Erin replied.“Yes, very much so!” Matt blushed and grinned, “even if she will only hear my mother’s name when she misbehaves!”“I’m thinking of Valerie and Vanessa for ours,” I told the Ballards, “with. And I’ve never complain or muttered in defiance of any order given to me.’ ‘I know Shintaro. What is your request my friend?’ ‘Shoot me. End this here, let me die with honor than live as one of those creatures.’ ‘Shintaro, we can find a way to cure this,’ Ken started to argue not wanting to end his brave man’s life. ‘No Ken, there is no other way. Please, I beg you as a warrior and as a friend. Let me die with dignity and honor.’ Ken gazed down to the dark floor of the labyrinth as his mind.