Damien nodded as he tried to understand the subtle distinction in her statement; clearly there was something there “I thought as much; I can see from the form of the number the dice has given me  that your journey has come a long way.  The n..n..umber 8 represents the two worlds; the mat..t..erial and the spiritual.”<br/><br/>He began to toy with the dice, his nerves were starting to get the better of him.  He had enough experience of the dice to know the direction they pointed in but he was conflicted with how much he should tell her.<br/><br/>Damien tried to think and lifted one of the chocolate balls from the plate; bringing it to his lips he took a bite.  He felt the thin and perfectly formed chocolate shell break and flood his mouth with a smooth liquid that felt a rich and as luxurious as anything he had ever tasted yet poured down his throat like liquid fire, no doubt aided by the dusting of red pepper on the surface that now mixed with the liquor.  He blinked hard as the fullness of the taste hit him.