” Nathaniel’s voice was bleak, resigned. He thinks we’re going to die. He turned to Varel. “Send messages off to the king and Orzammar. Evacua...e the civilian population at the Vigil and send letters to evacuate Amaranthine. We will hold as long as we can, and the last to fall will trigger every explosive Dworkin can rig up to buy the army time.”“No.” The rough voice of Fargrim startled me, and I turned to look at him in surprise. “This is why the Legion exists. This is why the Ancestors allowed. "It never takes my girls longto adjust, but let's say we've got you nice and buttoned up down therewhile the little tweaks we may heal and sissies age fast, so it won't belong until you're in panties and forgotten they've ever existed."Eighteen months later."Good afternoon sir," said Justin, curtseying as a tall man answered thedoor. "I'm Justina, and I was sent to begin here today." Yes, we've been expecting you," said the man, opening the door all theway. "Please come in, and i'm looking. I look more like a Punjabi kudi than a South Girl, fair complexioned and slim with good looking assets. I am regular reader of ISS and now want to share my experience. I am from a village in AP and I was brought up in a very conservative familyOur family was rich and well known family of our village. I studied in my village up to 7th and then due to lack of facilities I went to Mumbai for higher studies. I completed my graduation in Mumbai at the same time my marriage was also fixed with a guy. Most had been a stern but mostlybenign presence.?Do you think she?d want to come to New York sometime???I don?t know. Maybe.?She shook her head and gave him an exasperated look. ?Maybe invite her???We?ll see,? he said, in a non-committal tone. She put it aside for now,planning to come back. ?She won?t leave Ma, regardless.??They could both come,? she offered, although she wondered what she woulddo, if they did.?Yeah, well, I don?t want Amber.? She felt his arm tense, through hisjacket.