” I paused, studying her. She had a quality I had never seen in a human female. Primal hunger. Predatory. “Is that you?”“It can be, orc, if th... quality of your coin suffices.” She licked her lips. “Especially for a male of your...bravado.”“Our coin will. We will need your ship standing-by to pick up my companions and I.”“Standing-by where?”I glanced at Minx. She nodded her head and winked at me. Minx found her trustworthy, but how honest was the thief who had picked Chaun's pocket only a few. “Reasonable price too. About the same as on campus.”“Well, we haven’t got time now, but maybe we could try it tomorrow.”“I was going to suggest the same thing.”Imogen smiled. “Great minds really do think alike.”We laughed and continued on our way.It took us fifteen minutes from our front door to the lecture hall, which I suggested meant we could have an extra fifteen minutes in bed next time.“Or an extra cup of coffee if that café is any good,” said Imogen. I really liked the way that girl’s. You underestimate the effects of sexual selection. Once they get the chance, women will pick a mate who's attractive to them, and in general women of one race are attracted to men of the same race. There are exceptions, especially among African Americans, since so many of them have a White ancestor or two, but it's the way to bet."Of course, if you can convince enough people that it's tacky to marry someone the same color as yourself, that might help. Society trumps biology, at least for some. One day he brought me to the forest park to show you while you were busy with Binaya.”Blood drained from my sister’s face.Ankita whispered” What…!!Did you tell them that I am your sister?”I laughed a mirthless laugh “How can I? After hearing such things from him, I never dared to tell him that you are my sister.”Ankita’s eyes were glued to the floor, she asked in a small voice “ What else did he tell you about me?”I shook my head and said “ I can’t tell you all cheap things he said about.