"Whatever I have done, I will answer for later. At the moment, however, I wish to know what this Warden has done with my daughter?"Alistair actually l...ughed. "What have we done? We protected her from you, from torture at Rendon Howe's hands, from a forced sham marriage that would have given Rendon Howe complete control over the throne. She hadn't been seen since long before we came to town, Loghain." You took my daughter, our Queen, by force, killing her guards in the process. What arts have. It was, faggot this, and queer that - or pussy, bitch, sissy, punk! Those pejoratives became instilled in me as adjectives never to be aimed at me and to be avoided at all costs.Naturally, when you are born male, but your body, your nature, exposes you as suspect, you will occasionally have these epithets aimed your way. Your job is to - violently if necessary - reject them. This becomes more difficult after puberty, when your physical appearance fails to keep pace with most of your male. Do you think she could stay here for a bit? Just until she gets on her feet.?Bill looked at her, a questioning look in his eyes. ?Well, it’s sort of up to you. I don’t mind but I don’t know how you would feel with her staying here. You’ve not been a fan of my ex-girlfriends, after all.??She was at our wedding, Bill. You know I like her and, well, you two were over long before we got together,? Jasmine replied. ?I mean it’s not like there is anything between you two anymore. I know that. She can. Here we are a year later, and it's time for the Christmas Party once again. I have an anniversary under my belt, a promotion, and the gratitude of the whole company for the work I've done this past year. Having had an absolute blast at the summer bash held at the boss' cottage, I was pumped for this party! By some Christmas miracle, I actually managed to get myself ready and to the venue on time, early enough to have a glass of wine and hand out many holiday hugs before sitting down to a.