The one thing he had always considered a negative trait was her 'prissiness.' This became progressively worse. The thought of ever being less than per...ectly dressed, coiffed, and made up became unthinkable to her. What little they had ever shared of sporting or outdoor activities disappeared.Because he still adored her, he could have tolerated her style and grooming demands, even though they strained their combined budget. She honestly seemed to love him, as well, and that helped him to. I craned my neck, taking inmy surroundings. The motion was awkward, inflexible. I had to pivot mytorso when a simple head turn should have worked, causing me to shudderwhen it sent my right breast smooshing into my upper arm again.There was a hill jutting from the swamp behind me, exposing a cleft inthe limestone that I might just be able to fit through. Hopefully. Iwasn't actually sure how big I was right now, but more than just mychest felt thick and ungainly.I stopped fighting the urge to. " In that case, it might be better ifen Ezra an' me jus' talk to him where he is. We can't take 'im to a saloon or no such place around Austin. Give us each a bucket of beer an' mugs an' jus' leave us alone with 'im fer a couple of hours. The beer should he'p 'im to relax an' tell us more." That sounds good. Report back here when y'all finish an' tell me what he says. Dismissed."Sean and Ezra saluted and left to find their witness. Rastus Givens was sitting, rather morosely, alone in his room. Ninsibfiv, the High Wizard of the Military himself had traveled to Lark, the homeworld of the Larkami to coordinate.He planned to use Larkami manned Kermac warships to counter-attack several Union strongholds. and make this attack so costly for the Union, that they were open to a cease-fire agreement. Not even Ninsibfiv had illusions to defeat the Union.The Larkami were as good and as aggressive as the Nogoll, the problem was their impulsive behavior that complicated tactical directions.The.