“You seriously keep your toys locked up in the back of your closet?” She asked incredulously. Okay, let me explain. For one, I didn’t buy the to...s that I owned, they were all gifts from my friends at my bridal shower, and I had thought of them as gag gifts. They served their purpose of making me blush and making all the other woman at the party whoop and laugh, but once everyone had left, I had put them in a box and tried to forget about them. It’s not that I’m a prude or anything, I’m just not. But the whole time, she never took her eyes off the skin. The skin seemed like a whole, solid thing, but up close, at night, she saw that it was really millions of tiny pieces, fitted together in a way too subtle for the human eye. Even so, it could move any way that it wanted without breaking. And when it did break, it would always make itself whole again. It was a miracle.Once, Elizabeth had asked what Elsa loved most about her. Else answered at once: “Your complexion.” And it was true: Elsa. She put that conversation together with the exchange between Nate and the trainer just moments ago, and sighed with relief. There was nothing to worry about after all. Absolutely nothing."I understand it now, Midnight!" she said. "You just had your physical today, that's all! They had to tranquilize you so the vet could do certain kinds of tests on you! Oh, Midnight, what a relief! You're just fine! You just have to wait until the effects of the tranquilizer wear off, that's all. I know we. This time, I had not found much shade for him, so he was not as happy as he might have been. Anyway, we were back in Sweetwater in time for me to eat lunch at the railroad restaurantThey menu had a choice of two items: a beef and beans stew containing what they claimed to be potatoes and carrots, or beans and beef served separately on the same plate. Hell, I felt adventurous, so I took the stew. To my surprise, I actually did see a carrot in there among all of the grease.This time, with four.