Taking Stock
“Okay. First we have the mysterious Companion who?/which? - is it a he or an it? - is always with us. It can talk to us but doesn’t bother, preferring to only talk with Abbey, just like some sort of personal god! I asked Capillus, but he said no, we are all just parts of the same body and that the Companion is no more important; it just likes to think it is. Next, stick your arms out, girls, and take a look at them.”
Both did so but didn’t know what they should be looking for, so Zoe continued.
“As smooth as a baby’s bottom, right? And I expect that goes for the whole body—and that is really just a question for Jilly, as I know both Abbey’s and mine are completely smooth and hairless.”
Jilly nodded. “Yes, but Abbey already warned me about it, along with cuts healing really
