Whoever runs against me will be heavily funded—you can bet there are people who want me out of office—but I got 77% of the vote in the last electi...n. I don't take things for granted, so I'm always out meeting people and listening to them. If I just relaxed I'd be an ex-Assemblyman. Of course the real power isn't the State Assembly, not any more. These days it's the unelected bureaucracy. If we could get rid of at least half of it, things would be easier." And their pensions." That, too. But. Hotdog, this is my girl Hailey.”“Hotdog? Really?” I asked.“Dion is fine, we don’t need to go with Hotdog,” Dion said.“His first day on the job he choked on a street dog and I had to give him the Heimlich. He earned the nickname when I told everyone back at the precinct.”“C’mon man, you’re gonna embarrass me in front of your girl like this?”“I don’t think anyone could be more embarrassed than me right now,” I said.“What for? You surprised the hell out of me. Besides, that body is bangin’. Be. "McAllister found himself warming to the man. Nonetheless, it would be a week's ride, if they were not delayed, through the various city-states along the northern shore of the Middle-Sea, until they reached Saint-Raphael, seventy leagues to the east. On a good road, with only minor detours around walled cities, McAllister and Sable might expect to cover the distance in eight hours if stealth and food were not concerns. With the Jade, riding alone, McAllister judged the travel should require. None were breathing hard; those who couldn't run had long since been sent away.Tanda Havra waved at them. "You run well. You run very well. When you are running to overtake an enemy, you would do very, very well! However, there are times that you want to shake their confidence. Make them fear you! I will show you how to run to put the fear into those you chase!"Judy thought Tanda was a little disappointed when Hestius translated; there wasn't much show of spirit.Still, Tanda kept on. She talked.