She found them on the floor in the living room where they'd both apparently fallen out during her transformation. After the earrings were in, Brandon ...ent back to the bathroom for another look at himself. In spite of knowing exactly what he'd see, he still gasped in surprise to see his baby-sitter looking back. He now looked more like Beth than before. Brandon stared at himself for several more minutes, making faces at himself as he did so. Then he left the bathroom with a smile on his face.. "I kissed Amy, as I would the senior wives, and sat to eat. I complemented her on her choices and setting. I knew she enjoyed the praise. After the meal, I went back to work, and Amy went back to the suit. She had gotten it to shrink to her size somehow. I checked that all the weapons were on safety, and continued with my own work.It was getting late, and I felt hungry again, and turned to Amy. The suit had not moved for many hours, and I looked to her mind. She was going through the battle. At eighteen Natalie had willingly stepped in because she loved Jenny and Harrison. Now she was nineteen, and Jenny was a precocious and lovable six year-old. Natalie realized it had been some months since Jenny had even asked about her mother.Natalie got to her feet and wiped her eyes and nose and as she climbed down the ladder she muttered, “Damn you Cindy ... someday I hope someone hurts you as bad as you’ve hurt all of us.”It was a little after six when Natalie got back into the house. She. Tarras smiled. "Well met, Rennis."Rennis turned to Frenon. "So you managed to protect him after all." He made it difficult for me, but, yes, I managed it," said Frenon."It was well worth it," Tarras said. "For I have learned much about the Inonni's standing with the peasants."Rennis' face hardened, but he forced a curt nod. "I should have expected that would be the very first topic on your lips." It is as I had suspected, Rennis: the peasants are indeed the key to stopping the Inonni, but.