"It's not really that special," Myri said, embarrassed by Aurion's praise.  "I can only turn into apple-related things, anyways."<br/><br/>"Erm, actually, that's untrue," Alabaster interjected.  "You can alter your form with any of the attributes of anything you've eaten - or so I understand."<br/><br/>Myri stared at him in bewilderment.  "How could you know something like that, when even I don't?" she demanded.<br/><br/>"I convinced the Deity running this twisted game that I needed to know as much about you as possible - to excel in my job, of course."  He grinned.  "I had to talk<span style="font-style: italic">very</span>fast to slip that one by him, but we all have to make these little sacrifices, now don't we?"<br/><br/>Myri looked at him with tears in her eyes.<br/><br/>"Um, now, there's no need to be hasty," Alabaster said as he edged away slowly.<br/><br/>Before Alabaster could escape, Myri wrapped a hand around him and nuzzled him against her cheek.  "You're such a good friend!" she cried.<br/><br/>"Yes, that's lovely," Alabaster replied.  "You can let me go now, okay?"  He looked across the fire to Aurion.  "I trust we can all agree that this is nobody's business?" he asked with very little hope.<br/><br/>((It seems Glaive edited, so I did as well.))