I didn't think so and there were several others that felt the same, but the way things were set up, it was like they always knew just how to get even those who didn't believe in their offer involved.

[Diarmuid runs his hands through his hair, frowning as he thinks back to that very long month.]

I ended up winning, but only because I coordinated an effort with Kakyoin to try and keep someone who might end up making a wish we would all regret from winning. It worked, to an extent.

[He's just not going to mention that he had to kill Kakyoin to coordinate things. Right now, Diarmuid is not sure he can handle going into that month in detail. There might be some distance on it now, but he hasn't had time to deal with what happened during the second part of them month like he did the first part.]

As far as I know, they are. I'm sorry. They 'disappeared' about the same time you did.