Airis dodged all my questions on how she could be certain that it was me who would cause this great shift, so I deduced that it was bullshit. Perhaps I just wanted it to be untrue or perhaps I could just not process it properly at this time. My friends needed my help and Airis was stalling too much for my liking. “Lay down.” Airis said to Michael, pointing to the table. Michael had begun telling Airis what the people who attacked us looked like, but she was not satisfied with his description of them. Michael first looked to me for guidance. I couldn’t really say I trusted Airis, but I also couldn’t really see any other option. I nodded at him, and he hopped onto the table and laid down. The table was large enough that his head touched one edge and his feet touched the other. He was one