"So, are you happy?" said Circe inside Anna's head.
"Oh, yes!" replied Anna. "This is the BEST birthday I've ever had!"
"Birthday? And how old are you? 20? 25?"
"I'm 12."
"WHAT!?" thought Circe. The realization that she had subjected a CHILD to -- to -- By Zeus! she thought, she didn't even want to ADMIT what she had done! And Circe knew that, if she had a stomach of her own, it would be churning right now.