Hamm. I am Miss Miranda Lewis. Again, thank you for your intervention. It would be a shame to have bloodied his uniform before he had blooded his weap...n.” I know the Indian saw me slip the knife back into her boot sheath and the hint of a smile crossed his face. Miranda firmly took control of her body from me and I rode quietly in her mind as we turned toward the station. The Indian walked silently behind us.“He may wear the uniform but he has no respect for it,” the Corporal said. “May I. Not just for Adam’s sake, but for the group’s sake. Olivia, Terry, Bob and I were talking and we feel you are a part of us now and the group would never be the same if you left Adam.My mind was in a whirl. I had a lot to think about.Thankfully Tom changed the subject as he chuckled. “Olivia’s really reminding Adam he has neglected her.”I looked over and Olivia was riding Adam. “I guess she is. You know Tom, I thought it would bother me when Adam first told me you guys swap with each other. But. Hey, didnt you leave me hanging when you killed me? I thought you didnt like leaving a woman waiting? Your right, I did and I dont. It was then I realised I was lying on the floor of my bathroom, the softness must have been my towel underneath me. I sat up as Ian shifted from over the top of me, moving his weight back onto his heels, he crouched at the side of me for a long second, both of us moving in what felt like slow motion but was probably faster than the average person moves, he was in. " I was stunned. We've talkedabout using one of those new magipops, but I wasn't really serious. Imean, who would want to place his body in the hands of some magicallollipop manufacturer? "Honey, I wasn't being serious. Who knows whatthose things will do to us. Look, you know I love you, but I don'ttrust anything that can change me like that. It's not natural." Shepouted her lower lip and quivered her eyelids. In the couple of yearswe've been together, she has learned how to manipulate.