." He looked at Bogdi. The soldier nodded, his own wife pressed against him, eyes wide in shock. "We come in search of a cure for the two surviving ch...ldren of Bogdi and Adanya." He motioned to the kids. Standing before their parents, they looked more enchanted than scared. "Can you help us?"He bowed his head slightly, not sure proper protocol. After all, this was not a being they worshiped.Yet.The statue seemed to shiver. The bird in its hands cast its gaze around the tower, as if following. " I began in a faint whisper."I like that," she said. "You sound girly. It goes with what you'rewearing. So, keep talking that way." Yes, dear," I said wispily."And I can't call you Milton now, can I?" She sounded reasonable,despite the mounting unreality of this scene. "How about Milly? Yes,that works."She decided I should move around the house, suiting my body language tothe change in wardrobe. With her giving pointers, I was soon swishing?and ?mincing like a natural pansy. How had I. From eight in the morning until nine at night, I was taking foreign language exams, only getting a break long enough between them to raid the vending machines.First thing Saturday morning, I had to go to do a language lab exam. I spent the entire day being asked questions in dozens of languages by people who came and went. Fortunately, I didn’t have any that I didn’t already know, versus having to pull it from their brains. They seemed to be happy that I didn’t fail to impress.By Monday, people. I feel that there's more going on around Pickford's Meadows than meets the eye. Much more than last summer when you were here. Then, it was peaceful, simple, no problems, no wild dogs, no sticky politics. Now, everything is changing." What about boys?" Robin asked with some interest. "I mean, men?" Well, I wouldn't know much," Desirée said. "Now that I'm married, my eyes are closed, but as I remember, there wasn't much before that. This is kind of a retirement community. Young people go.