"That's one of the old names for the gods... I mean, you don't really hear about them that much anymore unless you spend a lot of time in the temple..." Alex shrugged.<br/><br/>Not-Dan continued, un-perturbed by Dan's outburst. "Now now, that's not true. You simply have a different life. And a more meaningful one at that! While money does seem to be more of a concern than was originally anticipated, I'm sure that we will find a way to make due. As for you being missed, well..." He gestured to himself. "My counterpart and I will be ensuring that that is not a problem."<br/><br/>Alex groaned and flopped back onto the couch. "Gods<em>dammit</em>! I should have known! They tell you again and again in the academy, "Don't mess with old magic! It's all magecraft and witchery and leads only to ruin! And now we've been bamboozled by magical bodysnatchers so that we can fight in some war that probably ended a thousand years ago!" He sighed with a very feminine, sexy sigh. "I'm sorry Dan, this is my fault. I should have been more careful around that break, and I should have known to be more cautious when we were in there."<br/><br/>Just then, the front door swung open and what was presumably Not-Alex walked in carrying several shopping bags. "I assure you, the war is definitely not over. We do not call it the Eternal War as hyperbole."