It took us some time to get back to the village—Rafael wasn’t able to duplicate his trick of starting the scooter without a magkey, and so we had to search for the cultist’s van. When we found it, Teresa shifted back into human form. She picked up her dress and brushed it off, then began getting dressed. I’d have thought she would be demure, that she would step behind the van. But Teresa seemed perfectly comfortable with her nudity. Rafael tried not to stare, but couldn’t help himself. The girl was beautiful, with a body that was perfect in every way. Slender waist, full hips and breasts ... I fought back a twinge of jealousy and reminded myself that Teresa wasn’t deliberately showing off—shapeshifters are animals, born in that form, and only gradually learn human ways as they spend increasing amounts of time in human form. Nudity probably felt totally natural to the girl.