Only a handful of the bandits remained, looking fearfully around at the mountains as their leader stared balefully into the darkness that was the cave.... Jonar was just about to suggest charging them when the leader went up in flames, shrieking horribly as the fire quickly consumed his body. The other four Dei-Xhan dropped their weapons and fled, screaming prayers to Zondro-Xhan to spare them.Jonar and his friends were still staring out at the smoldering remains of the bandit when a figure fully. Frustration was nothing new to her. She had spent more than a few frustrated nights alone in their bed, even though her husband had been right there beside her. Dropping off to sleep with tears in her eyes, pain in her heart, and that all-too-familiar need between her thighs had become increasingly difficult for her over the last few years. Recently, it had been occurring far too often. Bridget lived in a constant search for anything that might help rekindle the fires of passion in her husband.. They had achieved peace and stability only because of their lack of actions rather than actively working to pursue those conditions. Quite literally, they had achieved utopia by doing nothing.Michael's memories of the Mind Magi's organization helped me understand their inner workings better. They were structured into Houses. The Houses were loosely ruled by a Lord and Lady. The hierarchy was superficially similar to a feudal system, as were the titles they used, but the tutelage of the. She watched as the man hugged her sister back.“Mama tells me you’re going to be staying for a while” said Sandy, her voice level. “We don’t have any cash money around the place. We won’t be able to pay you for a while.” Sandy was the practical one of the sisters. She also wanted to see what his reaction was. She was surprised.“I’m aware of that. Your ma and I talked that over before I decided to stay,” he said, disengaging himself from Beth. “I’m not here for the money.”“Then why are you here,.