“Joric also says he’s taken to Ko’Natu like a fish to water. Even the trainers Joric brought back with him can’t best him. According to Joric,...Arlade’s the best fighter he’s ever seen – and he says with Arlade training Audette, she’ll be even better than Arlade some day.”Radu shrugged and turned back to the tableau far below him. “So, I’ll let him train her – on the off chance she needs that training someday. Heck, I’ve had Joric training me on some of the simpler forms. But I’ll watch Arlade. She looked up at him with her defeated eyes and watched as he produced another gift to go under her tree.“Time for a new position to change into slave. This year we are a trying out a wrist and neck metal stock combo. Ya it means eating face first out of the dog bowl again, but it also means you’ve earned the right to walk around again…and go upstairs to serve your master…maybe…if you’re good”, he winked with a smirk.He placed the metal stock on the floor and watched as Ariel’s eyes lit up. She. You just had your checkup with her. This is your cousin, Jeanne. And I'm your twin sister, Barocca. Mom was never very imaginative with names, and since we look so similar, we decided to just keep the same name, when we came to the Island." The clone smiled, and nodded in seeming acceptance at what Barocca had just said.Barocca gave Jeanne a deliberate wink when her gaze was turned from the clone. It wasn't the most believable story ever invented, granted. But it would do for the spur of. As she went off to place his order, Dan’s mind was now spinning full tilt. Thru the meal, Dan noted she checked on him several times, always with a smile it was her job to be friendly, he got that, but she did seem to give him a bit more attention that the others around her, and he liked that. Finally, at the end of the meal, Dan was careful to give her a very generous tip, quite a bit more than the price of the meal itself, sure to get noticed, and exited the little place, knowing his plan was.