She turned, looking puffy-eyed. Look, I had no idea he was going to do that. Im sorry. I shouldve known… she said, sniffling, It was right in front ...f my face the whole time. I just didnt want to believe it at the time. Apparently the days of staring at each other hadnt gone unnoticed by others after all… I sighed in my head. I spread my arms, and invitation for a hug. She reluctantly agreed, embracing me. She knew her run with Mack was over, he had moved on. Dont beat yourself up over this,. They all turned to look at her. She thought for a moment. She knew she loved Smashing Pumpkins. She had all their discs, went to all their concerts. She was wild about them. The very mention of their name was equal to a two-cup caffeine buzz to her. Yet, when she thought about going without Archiekins... She just didn't WANT to. Not without her Archie. "Thanks," she smiled, "But I think I'll just stay home with my Archiekins." She grinned wickedly at Archie and ran her hand quickly up and down. Araxie had been deemed either too dangerous or too difficult to explore and so it had faded into myth, somewhat of a Bermuda Triangle in Borealan culture. Noza did not seem to know that the Rask had recently been launching raids, and Jules did not see a reason to tell him at this juncture. It was another potential security issue that he didn’t want to risk exposing.Jules found it interesting how the warrior talked of the deserts like a human might talk of oceans. On Earth, it was massive. "Do you want company?" Anna, I thought I told you we were through." The words sounded hollow to his own ears. The way her hips swayed as she walked around the room was too distracting. Her movements were graceful and cat-like. Her entire demeanor had a feline quality that he didn't remember having noticed before.She let out a wicked little laugh and flashed him a mischievous smile. "I'm not here to 'talk it out, ' you fool." Anna walked toward him slowly, letting him see how the silk caressed.