He heard a car door behind him, bringing him back to the present as he heard footsteps approaching."You okay... ?" she asked him.She was bundled up ag...inst the cold, her hands shoved in her coat pockets as he turned his head to her. He was immediately struck by how impossibly blue her eyes looked against the white landscape. But you feel nothing about that. He looked quickly away, and then looked back at her before replying."Yeah, I'm fine Liz." He knew she didn't believe him.She smiled softly,. "She's so proud that I have you in my life. Her only disappointment is that we haven't been intimate yet," Sid said. All of the Damsels had commented on that."She's just saying that," Cynthia said.Shaking his head, Sid said, "No. She really means it. Did you know that there are actually television shows and magazines devoted to Heroes from Earth? From what I understand, they are pretty steamy with blow by blow accounts of the Damsel's experience with the Hero. The fact that I actually have a. “Oh no William, I definitely will need you to come by after school today too, don’t worry.” Tanya gave him a smile. “We will have a lot to work on still.”And just like that, the sense of tension faded from him.On the walk to school, he was very attentive, but otherwise, Tanya didn’t really notice any change to his behavior. They talked about the usual topics and made plans for the weekend. She told him she might be busy on Saturday, but would be around on Sunday. Tanya remembered that she still. " No reason to think they would be. What's the gossip?" The Elves keep crossing the Orlan north of Daraja. Probing south. Those blasted beasts of theirs can't swim, so they must have boats hidden somewhere. They're coming across just strong enough to really bloody the Watu patrols."Liuz could believe that. While Harveen could have a temper, he could not imagine a fight between Elf and Watu going well for the short furry soldiers.Shanna made a noise much like a growl."I don't want a single Elf.