"I don't know, Dee, perhaps no one does for sure. Clearly the universe is larger and more complicated than can be defined by our current understanding. Isn't that scientific enough?" "No," Annabel wasn't convinced. "How did you get me here?" "Well, when I did it with Michelle, I felt my dragon surround her in a layer of energy so that I would be responsible for the drain required to maintain her in the Ether. I did the same thing for you and the cost is manageable; plus I'm absorbing energy around us all the time." "It might have been nice to be awake," she protested. "Hey, I was just trying to find somewhere to put you so I didn't have to listen to your snoring, another dimension seemed appropriate." Laughing, Chris fully expected to receive a blow about this sensitive subject, toget

