Chapter 15 Lathwi stirred, roused to sluggish semi-consciousness by the subliminal urgings of her bladder. At first, she thought she was back in Taziem’s caves because the pillow beneath her cheek was cool stone, but then she saw Liselle sprawled in an insensate heap nearby and the veils which shrouded her memory parted. Ah, yes—she was in the laboratory. She had passed out last night after eking through the ritual. That had been an interesting experience, but not one that she would care to repeat. She fetched the stone from the now powerless diagram and fastened it around her neck. In spite of all that it had been through, it still looked and felt like an ordinary chunk of granite. She shrugged, then headed for the water closet. She was heading into the kitchen for a quick bite to eat w

