“Hank, you got a minute,” I called as I neared the two.Tessa waved as Hank responded, “Sean, what did you need?”I shook his hand before contin...ing, “I need to make money and only have a few days to do it. Before you ask, I can’t ask the Princess for a loan because this is something I need to do myself.” I hoped the adventurer tropes existed as I asked my next question, “Is there a guild or something that pays for monster and bandit extermination and the like?”While he was deep in thought, Tessa. The ball did not end until the early hours of the morning. Then on our way back to the hotel, I said, ‘Since you showed us around Paris, why not let me return the favour and show you London tomorrow.’ ‘That would be lovely, James,’ she said, flashing me a radiant smile. We had a great day together as I showed her the sights of London. It was late in the afternoon as we strolled through Hyde Park. There were many couples there, walking hand in hand. Suddenly Madeline turned to me, threw her arms. I was unsettled by the whole conversation. I was delighted to have my new found and hard won looks complimented, uneasy about the close study they had made of my body, and yet confused by the ‘good enough to eat’ remark. I slipped my black swimming costume on and got my goggles out of my bag, preparing for a hard workout putting in an hour of lengths. Becky came back up to me with a big grin on her face. By now she was wearing a skimpy white lace bra and matching lace knickers, that succeeded. And if she's being phony, I don't think she's going to be able to maintain it through this." Huh?" Tina asked. She hadn't heard about the buddy system, and so I explained it-and that Amanda was my buddy. "Waitaminnit-Amanda Frazier is walking around buck-naked too? I'm shocked she had the guts. Talk about baring yourself-if you do it physically, doing it metaphorically is sure to follow." That's what I meant," I told Tina. "Actually, I think she's struggling with this-though she's not admitting.