Amaris had left quickly. She was not, it seemed, fond of goodbyes. And, as it was clear, she was not very good at them anyway. But she was also very confident in her ability to defeat this creature. Stephen removed the translator, tired of its heaviness on her ear. He had been meaning to ask Amaris or Dimitri to teach them more Atlantean, but there never seemed to be time. He was really tired of the translators though. Stephen was surprised. He did not know how to feel about his sister running off to kill a creature for him. He could only hope that she would win. Not for him because, the truth was, he really did not want her to die. She was the only family he had here. Though his ear itched, he had to put the translator back on. Around him, Shane and Kane were discussing how they might

