I turned over, and those big hands got to work on my back. I stifled a whimper in the pillow, because Marco's idea of a massage bore no resemblance whatsoever to the relaxing spa variety. There was no lavender oil, no soothing music, no hot towels. Just an all-out assault on cramped muscles, until they cowered in surrender and turned to Jell-O.
Karen ChanceThen you must be willing to fight," Mircea responded. "Life is not a gift, Raphael; it's a challenge. Rise to it!
Karen ChanceYou will die a worse death if you do not leave my domain,โ a voice thundered down from the third story of the old tenement. โI am a servant of the Sacred Fire, the wielder of the flame of Arnorโโ โSo I should call you Gandalf?
Karen ChancePritkin muttered something that sounded fairly vicious. โMy clothes are warded! Even if I wished to accede to your demand, it would not work on them.โ โThen strip.โ โI beg your pardon?โ He sounded almost polite suddenly, as if he believed he couldnโt possibly have heard right.
Karen Chanceyou gotta think itโs a waste ofโโ โRay!โ I glanced around, but there was nobody within earshot. โWell, excuse me if Iโm not used to buying condoms for aliens,โ he said more softly. โTheyโre not aliens.โ โWell, theyโre not human. I mean, they could have anything under those tunics, you know?
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