Gudbrand didn't let anyone beat me up and I taught him to read and write." Ja, I was a bigger ass than I am now." Gudbrand and Mikhail laughed. Marga...x just looked at the two as though they were simpletons. "I'm going to my room." She said, leaving the table."You've hardly eaten anything." Said Mikhail, sounding slightly glum. "More for me then." Gudbrand pulled her plate to him.After dinner, Mikhail went back up to his room to read. He felt that something was off as though he was missing. That black evening dress that she wore last night looked new and quite ………,’ even he was lost for words for a moment, ‘…..errrr spectacular? She might well have been disappointed if she thought that she had you to herself, and then found out that she wasn’t the sole object of your attentions?’ ‘Do you really think so?’ responded Bruce uncertainly, reflecting on the evening again. ‘That black dress was quite um …. revealing, and she was certainly very attentive before Dick and Zatanna arrived.’ . It was only about 18 feet tall, the sides were covered with saplings of whatever small trees I could readily cut at one of the rivers, woven into place with strips of leather or their own branches. It had done a good job — but it was never intended to be a long term solution. This new one would not be artistic but it would be sturdy.The two rivers near my place were both sources of logs, with several good sized stands of white pine that grew upwards of 80 to 90 feet tall. More prevalent were. ”“Absolutely,” Jefferson replied, juggling his backpack to ensure it was secure. “This is too valuable of an opportunity to ignore. I’m still not sure what she’s up to, but if she can help us learn how to combat these creatures, then it’s a worthwhile investment, even if it turns out badly in the end.”“I hate to remind you, if you get killed during this mission, the Collective will be significantly hampered. I’m all for this project, but I’d feel much better if you remained behind, maintaining.