.. ," she stammered. "You were my brother's friends." And now we are your friends," Chicote said as he extended his hand to the girl."But I thought yo... all left Emertland," Ronzet said. "I mean, I knew Sir Jorgarn and Baron Wort had returned. But will the rest of you stay?" We will," Chicote replied with a smile. "There is much to do to rebuild this country and the Guard. Many of us have elected to come back to our homeland for that purpose. By the way, that tunic looks good on you but you. She took my hand in hers and stroked it as she spoke. “She said first off that she and Peter knew that we were an item! She wanted me to know that they knew, because she wanted me to give a frank appraisal of the other students here, confidentially of course. So the first thing I want to know, she asked me with a smile, was what were my thoughts on you first of all. As a fellow student, boy and school partner.” “Well?” I said again. She rolled her eyes at me and smilingly said, “I said you. The cat squinted as she gently petted its back."She refuses to apologize to you, but she has begged my forgiveness."The girl swallowed and looked away."She says she thought she was doing what was right, protecting you from possible harm."Anne nodded and swallowed her retort, her anger. There was, she decided, nothing to add."I don't know what else to say, my dear." Thank you, Father." Anne wiped at her nose and then petted the cat's head. "I will not mention it again." Good. I know you were. They are under the command of a civilian in a wheelchair named Mike." I add some fuel to the fire, "So, are you telling me you're not in command of your own troops?"He complains, "I haven't authorized or even heard about this so I will need to do some checking and call you back."I get sassy with him, "You do that, but until this situation is resolved you're not getting Jack Shit from my companies."Present – Samantha - Taken prisonerBen shoots the shit out of the dirt at the feet of the Special.