He looked down at his atrophied left arm. On some days, he could flex his index finger. The rest of the time, most of the time, it was just weight han...ing off his shoulder.The baby hiccuped and Roxxi hefted the child up from her tit as Owen laid out a towel over Roxxi’s shoulder. They both patted their child’s back as she spat up. Owen smiled as he always did with Regan or Isaac. Roxxi loved that smile of Owen’s most of all.Elizabeth strolled the compound. The gendarmes, a fifteen man team,. He presented himself in a way that was stylish and uniquely hisown.Luke saw no reason to change his dress code on joining 3Zs, so on thefirst morning pitched up wearing trousers made from raw-silk, a tightfitting black tee-shirt under a waisted, single-button jacket, and blackpatent ankle boots with a 1-inch Cuban heel. No one batted an eyelid; hefitted in immediately!After having gone through the usual processing with Human Resources, Lukewas introduced to the Designer for whom he would be. He constantly pestered Rowena with the superiority of the crossbow over the long bow and she merely laughed at his biased opinions borne from his reliance on the crossbow and lack of skill with the long bow. Rowena had to admit the crossbow had the advantage of a lower trajectory and generally had explosive velocity at the point of impact. Still, she felt the long bow’s range made it more dangerous in the hands of a skilled archer and she knew even the light armor of mounted warriors would be. Alice grabbed Dave on the way back from watching the fireworks on their front stoop with a few others. “Can I have the next dance?”“You can have all my dances from here on out,” he said as he hugged her. He turned her and kissed her, “Have I told you lately what a fabulous wife you are?”Alice teased, “I’ve loosened up, right?”“Hey, we both did.”“So did your mother; did you see her dancing with Jim Parker – your utility’s CEO?”“No, what’d I miss?” he spoke quickly and sounded very worried.“Just.