"But, this ... bond we have. It's permanent, right?" I nodded. "Then why chance something like that with me just to get my help?"Warning flags went of... in my head. I knew if I didn't say the right thing, give her the right answer, this could blow up in my face. I sighed and said, "More than the possibility of upsetting you, I'm upset with myself. In my rush to acquire your help, I hadn't considered the long term. What did I really have planned for you once I found out whether you would help or. He pushes past the last brush and walks out on the land that is cracked and broken at some points and flourished with grass at others. He walks forward toward the tree that lies int eh midst of the envioment. The tree fills him with peace and the fire within dies and he grows more relaxed. He sits down under the tree feeling somewhat protected from the allments of the land. He sighs and closes his eyes and falls asleep against the tree. He opens his eyes as birds chirp in the trees. He yawns. " And then there was one." Jena snickered. "The last one was not so neat. Jela-Mother and I were both injured badly enough that I was uncomfortable with either of us doing any more aerial maneuvers. I waited an hour, and now I think I should have waited longer, then I went down to stalk it. I had just put one foot on the ground when it detected me."The vid showed her step onto the ground, and the lion suddenly jumped up and went for her. She spun around the two-foot thick tree trunk and stabbed. She told Simon he should not feel ashamed. She said that it was not the costume that made one a great dancer - it was his performance that mattered. Not wanting to knock the petals off her young bloom, she then did what was her custom whenever she wished to remind Simon of something important. She'd take his hands in hers; gaze intently into his eyes; and carefully measure the cadence and sound of her voice."Rule one: Simon, I expect nothing more of you than I expect from everyone else. .