Novella in the Aris Duology. IT CONTINUES: OUROBOROS. THE HEAD Mary resides as Aris' companion as he overtakes an alien world. He pets her like a dog. Sometimes she thinks of running away; she never will. THE TAIL Mary has a perfect life with her boyfriend, Aris. Except things suddenly start to go wrong when she finds a note she appears to have left herself, one she doesn't remember writing: DONT TRUST. NOT REAL.