.. I didn't have a clue how to get him out of that funk." Any idea why he's in one in the first place?" Elspeth asked, just grateful that she'd been a...le to get out of playing reasonably quickly. Shawna just shrugged."I'd ask him, but I'm not sure it wouldn't send him back... he'll work it out soon." Marcus reappeared and settled onto the couch beside Shawna, leaving Hope with the stool they'd brought through to put in front of the keyboard."Well, my work here is done." Hope smiled, seeing them. I would like some more seeds for beans, carrots tomatoes, peas, corn cucumbers, peppers, etcetera." You are looking to buy their friendship." Not just that. I'm looking to stabilize their tribe. If I can turn them into an agrarian society that can take care of themselves, they will be less likely to bother me if they run short of food. I guess having a friendly group to the north would prove better than being surrounded by potential enemies." Mike?" Yes, Malok?" Can I tell you how proud of you. “He’s so handsome, just like his daddy! Thank you, Dan, for such a wonderful little boy!”“You’re welcome but you did all the work. Thank you, Tina.”“Mom, you’ll have a few minutes until you deliver your second baby. It’s never too early to begin breastfeeding,” Doctor Clements suggested.Tina smiled, looking at Dan as she revealed her right breast. “Don’t be too frustrated if he doesn’t take your nipple,” the doctor added. “Usually babies born this early have difficulty sucking. I want to see if. Maybe you still have some of your magic likeyou say, maybe you don't. I'm not eager to find out what you might do withit if you tried. But I am eager to talk with you about Moranna, and howshe violated you."He spoke like a rider calming a skittish horse--with a gentle smile, arelaxed voice and folksy tone, a quiet posture. I felt the muscles in myarched back begin to loosen, but I stayed deep in the hole. "So talk," Imuttered. How strange to be in this position! As a man I would have stoodhim.