"I offer you me," she purred, watching him as he circled her. "I offer you everything that I am. " "You offer me much, female," he returned. "Yet you have not offered me your name. " "What good is a name? I am in agony! You said you would fix this. Fix it! " ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ As a kit, she had been curious, spirited, filled with the natural power of a seer-to-be. Then the Others came, killed her family. her entire race! Now, she was nothing. Less than nothing. A mere lap-pet for a cruel queen... more"I offer you me," she purred, watching him as he circled her. "I offer you everything that I am. " "You offer me much, female," he returned. "Yet you have not offered me your name. " "What good is a name? I am in agony! You said you would fix this. Fix it! " ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ As a kit, she had been curious, spirited, filled with the natural power of a seer-to-be. Then the Others came, killed her family. her entire race! Now, she was nothing. Less than nothing. A mere lap-pet for a cruel queen. But she had a secret. Her time had come, and with her power, her last act, she would destroy them all. He-o. Even his name meant freedom. A male, a warrior, a wondrous, gorgeous tantalizing taste of what might have been. What might still be. He came for her. He will free her. .. and claim her heart in exchange. Her He-o will save her. But will the cost of freedom be beyond bearing? less