." I don't want to talk about it, Alistair." Too bad. You know what Leliana tells me, all the time? I'm too much of a gentleman. So this time, I'm not...being gentlemanly. I insist. We are going to talk about this." Alistair, I've told you how I feel. What happened doesn't change that. What more is there to say?" Oh, but you haven't, Sierra, not by a long shot. You've told me what you think, in that logical brain of yours, not what you feel. Ignoring, for a moment, the fact that you almost killed. She tried to kick her legs free as I secured them to the eyebolts that I had set at the other end of the device, to each side of her hips.Katie was now secured, laying on her back with her elbows and knee pointing into the air. She shifted side to side trying to escape rough board, but only succeeded in working more rough oak splinters in her skin. I opened my pocket knife and slid the blade between the tanned skin of her hip and the thin string that held that side of her bikini together. With. I stared back unflinchingly and replied "Mum I am totally and utterlycommitted to the future, and whatever it may bring"She hugged me and I could feel her tears wet on my cheek she quietlysaid, "you're a good girl, and if you do decide that you want to be awoman permanently William and I will do everything we can to help you."She sat back with a wan look on her face and continued, "It seems that Inow have three daughters, three lovely daughters".I'll phone William and shall we go for a meal. I'm going to stand lopsided if you continue to favor thatone." I think you'd look good as a hunchback," she said to him, but she didindulge him and hop over to sit on his other shoulder as she replied tohim."Hardly my dear," Singh said to her. "I simply would not appeal to anyform of Esmeralda if that were true."M'Tehr and Jacen both stepped into the room and stood by the doorwithout speaking. Darcy looked at them for a moment and then pointed toJacen."I see that you see our other companions..