"Relative-ty"

The Never Ending Quest - Episode 26448

Astra 9

I smile a small smile as my elfin sister's shadowy eyes grow large and round in shock. She then takes on a puzzled look much like I've seen it take on (as if her mind seems to be trying to remember something it just cannot remember, for the moment). Yes, I believe that there is definitely something up here with that, but like so many other things they'll have to wait until this Challenge is over and we all get back to Terra Prime!

Twenty three analogs? Artizza finally gags out, mentally.

Nice trick, gagging in a medium where the voice and tongue aren't used....

At last count, I chuckle a little, a bit uneasy. From all the insanity that's been going on in Doctor Who's quest (according to Andrea's chat with this "Chiana" woman), God only knows what'll come from that quarter!

Yes, twenty three counting myself, I continue, compare that to Fertal, though, and we "Astras" get edged out by six. Fertal has the most in analog s, you see, of Eternity Inc.

I fail to mention the other non-Champion Freds who've we've met along the way (some of whom are still walking upon that one strange world, Nantucket Earth) because frankly we were talking about the immediate family (i.e. Champions). That and I wanted to save the surprise which awaits both Artizza and Fertal when they do actually to get to meet some of the more altered "Freds."

Let us see. Besides myself and a small handful of sisters, my sisters have experienced some kind of transformation besides becoming Champions. The vast majority of transformations were demifox (a temporary state of affairs except for Demifox Astra, who now loves being one)....but I believe that the most fascinating meeting to take place here sooner or later will be between the male Light elfin analog "brother" Lueoth and the proto-Dark Elfin lass named Artizza!

That meeting is destined to take place since my husband had promised them to take them along on the next quest since the others of our party had voiced wishes of wanting to take a "breather" after this ordeal.

An ordeal which will probably still have the issue of the magic users trying to break that slave compulsion still strapped upon those two centaurs.

Sigh, had been a bit nice to be away from them for a while but now....

Ah, won't think about it right now. It sours my stomach, otherwise. At least I've been able to get some rest by fobbing them off onto Cuthbert whilst he does his time at being a bodyguard for Rebecca. If nothing else, the centaurs can be sent out by him to get snacks or whatever!

Almost seems unfair that they haven't "imprinted" on Artizza as they'd done with me, though.

....

Yes, Lueoth meeting Artizz should be interesting... Maybe they'll hit it off so well that Artizza and Fertal will tag along.

Well, having brushed aside the distasteful thought about the business of those willing centaur servants, I'd go on and tell my elfin sister the latest on what Jarlath had been able to uncover by his scryings when....

Events happen that'll make me regret some of the ill will I had over those two centaurs at what next happens....

Yes, the sound of battle and mayhem, punctuated by Cuthbert's pistols!!

"Oh hell," I mutter, jumping up to my feet. "What now?!"

  1. Ah, it will turn out that those "opposition mages" have made their move, you see. A move towards "Check", perhaps "checkmate"?

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