She turned to face me and looked up into my eyes. There was an expression of shock and awe on her lovely features. She looked at me and I could see she was looking at me intently. Her tears were almost invisible in the confines of the shower.

"You are a Watcher," she said putting maximum emphasis on the word 'are'.

"I am now," I said and she made a puzzled face. "I was born human, like I said convoluted."

"I will protect you," she said. "Let me travel with you, please."

"It will be difficult for you," I told her. "I am not the monogamous type. You must accept...