She walked to the nearest person, a Thlinian man with orange skin. The man shivered. She shook her head and moved onto the a Zeutchian woman, her blon...e hair matted about her shoulders and heaving, naked breasts. The woman gasped. The mage moved on. She worked down the line, pausing for a moment before each prisoner. She skipped Thrak, Faoril, and Thyrna.She moved closer. What was she doing? Was there magic that would reveal a changeling? I bit my lip, trembling. My companions were wanted in. Lee was a short, heavy-set man whose desk faced the dozenmen he supervised.Aquilla "Quill" Jenson's desk was next to Barlow's. "Maybe Gene's offto meet with some young lady, to try to trade her virtue for that cameohe was showing everybody a couple of days ago." What I do - or don't do - with the cameo is my concern, Quill," Barlowanswered. "But I wouldn't say 'No', not right off, anyway, if somepretty young gal suggested such a trade." He chuckled, and then added,"Perhaps your sister might. " You're kidding! A hunk like you? What's wrong with those coeds?" I, uh, haven't really been interested. None of them measured up," he explained."Measured up to what?" she demanded. "Have you set some kind of impassible standard for your girlfriends?" Well, yeah, I have. It's you." Oh, Matt! Have I just gone and made it worse for you?" No, it couldn't get any worse," he stated. "And besides, you've got Andy. I'm thrilled for you and I wouldn't do anything to hurt that. Um, what would he think. I had just received a call from an investment group partner asking me to travel to Steamboat Springs, Colorado to evaluate a possible mortgage purchase. We rotated through the group, and it was my turn, so I started making plans.For several years, I had lived in the Denver metro area, and this would be a good time to visit some old friends.Searching through my old contacts list, I came to one of my former neighbors. I called Andrew and we chatted for a few minutes, catching up with the past few.