He's got a wig and is wearing a skirt. The only thing he's bitching about is your shoes and that he had to shave his legs. I think the guy likes being...dressed up. For you Chuck, we're using that new college kid we just put on. He had a hard time limping so Howard whacked him with a cane like yours. He's limping pretty good now and needs the cane."Bobby and I cracked up but we both wanted to see the pair so we could raz them about the duty another time. Our duty guy said, "Next time they come. ”He turned towards where Jace Rivens and his sons, Channer and Goren, were assembling people at the back door. “Jace, we’re going to slip out the front door. As soon as we’re gone, start everyone moving to the west. If all goes well, you should be able to slip away while we take them on and they won’t even see you. I’ll hold them for as long as I can and Teran will cover you with her bow from the steeple. Burr’s luck be with you!”Jace nodded and Tergin turned to meet Gillen and the others. He. She was ... wait had she just called him son? Alright what in the hell was going on? Snapping all his defenses up, Alan growled at the woman. “Alright who in the hell are you? I was abandoned as a child no parents, no one. I don’t know what you are up to, but I really am not finding this funny at all!”The woman only smiled making no move to enter his cabin. “As I said, you are my son, though I am afraid that an explanation might take a while. I sent the others on so I could talk to you. Father was off, who knows where?Mother seemed to know but we really didn't talk about him at all. Whilethings were baking, Mother pulled out some makeup and started workingwith me on practicing 'putting on my face' as she called it. I asked herif mine fell off and we both laughed for a while. We did some nail polishand talked again like we'd never talked before. She asked me questionsabout school and boys that I hung around with. I didn't think about it atthe time, but talking about boys when.