The massage continued with a second pass at Artemis' right foreleg and shoulder, and she still felt unable to quite put together how she felt. Especially since she was having trouble even feeling that limb. By the time Nina finished a third paralyzing pass and moved over to the pegasus' left side, she was at least able to relax again. When Nina reached her hindquarters and pressed her cream-covered talons into Artemis’ towel-covered plot, she felt her eyes start to droop as the all-consuming soft lilac pillow sucked her into its tender world. And when the masseuse reached her final quarter, Artemis had made up her mind: