" Thanks."We sat down at the table. She looked down at her hands as she nervously twisted the bottle in her hand. She finally took a drink, as if it w...s a whiskey bottle and she needed some courage."Les, I came over here to apologize." Oh?" Yeah. I should have said something the other day. I was afraid of what the other girls were going to say. I should have thought about what I'd feel like if I was treated that way. I didn't spread any rumors but I should have told them off like Darcy did. I. The closer we approach this time, the more powerful and potent these forces will become.”“That means exactly what?”“Nothing can harm or stop me, but until I am what must be, you can be harmed. If you, my vessel is harmed or killed. I can not incarnate as pre-ordained and the Decision can not be made. Sister, we must seek out the remaining tokens.”“You know, I am a Starship Captain, no matter what. I can’t just go on a quest of my own.“We crossed many light-years stepping over trans-spatial. Not for the first time, I felt both glad and worried that Luther had such an accurate insight into my kinks and weaknesses.If my main feelings had been guilt, excitement and shame, then this all changed in the blink of an eye. As all these feelings exploded in an instant to be replaced by blind panic and hatred as I saw a familiar figure walk slowly from what camera feed to the next. Until he was finally standing by the bar talking to the bar girl. There was no sound but I was pretty sure I. I ... treated her very badly." You seduced her, then dumped her." I said, evenly, "leaving her pregnant."I thought his face had been white before, but somehow it managed to get even paler."Oh, shit." He buried his face in his hands, and his shoulders began to shake.I was at a loss as to what to do, so I just sat there and waited."I didn't know..." he said, "That explains why she left. Anyway, after a week or so, I realised I actually missed her. It was hard to ... handle ... the group I was.