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Her eyes narrowed suspiciously. тАЬYouтАЩre not seeing someone on the side are you?тАЭ She continued


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frowning sternly, then burst out laughing.

тАЬOh, yes,тАЭ I admitted. тАЬIтАЩve a stable of men back home.тАЭ I hugged her. тАЬSomehow, I donтАЩt think тАШmomтАЩ
will ever be among my achievements.тАЭ




The next three hours skipped away with our admiring the city, looking in craft shops and just being
together. Eventually, the freezing temperature left Chrissy too cold to enjoy the evening outside, so we
walked to our chalet on the edge of the Northern Saskatchewan River. Still a kilometer away, we
could see it was dark, which meant Stanworth hadnтАЩt gotten back yet.

тАЬStanworth?тАЭ I said into the air while Chrissy clung to me, shivering slightly. There was a barely
audible click in my ear as the search routines located him.

тАЬYes, Miss Deborah?тАЭ came his reassuring voice. I touched the comlink on my collar and opened the
conversation so Chrissy could listen in.

тАЬAre you all right?тАЭ

тАЬHi, Stanworth! A-choo!тАЭ

тАЬHello, Miss Chrissy. Bless you. Yes, IтАЩm fine, Miss Deborah. The police have a number of questions
about the incident but are not too concerned about charging either you or me. Wait a moment, please.тАЭ
There was a soft murmur of voices, then Stanworth spoke again. тАЬApparently the man had something
of a reputation for hate crimes.тАЭ

тАЬYou mean other than Pisces?тАЭ

A pause.

тАЬI wouldnтАЩt worry aboutтАжтАЭ

тАЬYou mean other than Pisces?тАЭ I repeated.

I heard a soft swearing. Stanworth was a best friend and an incredible servantтАФthough that hardly
seemed a comprehensive enough wordтАФbut sometimes he overprotected me.

Finally, he sighed. тАЬNo. HeтАЩs only targeted your race in the past, Miss. He assaulted your grandfather


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