I dressed quickly and so did my Niece, who then rushed upstairs without a word. I was taken by surprise, and sat down waiting for her to return and sa... something. A half hour passed without any sign of her or her daughter, so I left and returned home.My Niece and her daughter never mentioned a thing the next time I saw them, and since her husband did not punch me out, he must not have been told. The four of us were actually having a good time playing card games, although I had to keep my lap. I sank down onto my bed, trying to avoid eye contact with her. "I... I was trying to be quiet, I didn't mean to keep you awake or anything," I murmured."Hey, you don't need to apologise to me! When you're all worked up, there's no sense in holding back for someone else's sake." She paused for a moment, and then asked teasingly, "So, what was it that got you hot under the collar then, Laura? What were you thinking about when you were doing it?"The inquiry sent a cold wave of fear through me as I. They did this by passing a countrywide law that justified them in issuing worldwide arrest warrants for anyone charged with Crimes Against Humanity. When a warrant was issued they demanded extradition of said criminals, attempted to arrest any who actually crossed into Belgium, prosecuted and punished them. And the way the law was written, any citizen of the country could generate a complaint leading to a warrant. And there are a lot of citizens in even a small country.While they already hosted. "I'm sorry," she said softly."Grandmother designed this park for women, and instilled hermagic in the water. It changes men into women." She glanced atSanta again, feeling very sheepish. "I'm sorry," she said again.Santa shook her head, surprised by the bobbing ponytail wavingaround her shoulders. "It wasn't your fault," she said, still uneasywith her new voice. "And it beats having a bad crash." She turnedand patted one of the reindeer. "Right, Blitzen?" The reindeerturned, looking at.