Chapter 48Consciousness came slowly, like swimming up from the depths of a dark, muck filled pond. When my eyes finally opened I was in an unfamiliar place…lying on a bed in a small hotel room, but not the same room I'd recently rented. This was simply but tastefully decorated, and brightly lit and clean. Movement at the far end of the room startled me. A hauntingly beautiful woman with flaxen blonde hair, large grey eyes, and alabaster skin stood, her hands tightly clasped in front of her. The sensation coming from her was familiar, yet not the same. There was no doubt that this was the transmogrifier wearing a new face.
When she spoke, I caught a Germanic inflection to her words. “Please, do not be alarmed. I do not wish to hurt you.” Her head bowed slightly. “I wish for your help.”
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