”Calara gave her a warm hug and whispered in her ear, “I can’t imagine how difficult all this must be for you. There’s no need to apologise fo... anything, I promise.”When they pulled apart, Sakura gave her a look filled with gratitude.Alyssa reached out to brush hands with the Asian girl in a simple gesture of affection. “Take a seat, we’ve made you two some breakfast.”Conversation during the meal was deliberately muted, with the girls trying to avoid disturbing Sakura who was lost in thought.. “Where and what is your dead man switch?” she answered my question with one of her own.“I made a rushed video, while I removed the computer. I left it for a couple of friends, who you do not know,” I admitted.“Anything less would have been a disappointment,” Shepard said. “Well we have a plane to catch.”“Really?” I asked.“No not really, I just feel claustrophobic in this shoe box.” she demanded.After she left the pain began to subside even more. It wasn’t gone by any means, it was just muted. " You want to see some other's. Real ones?" Uh, well, yeah, I guess so," and I told her I would see what I could do and we left it at that.The next week, two of my buds were at the house, Dave and Paul, they're also thirteen, and we were shooting some baskets while my mom was at the store. Tammy came down the street, walked over and said, "How're the hot guy's of the block, today?" just kidding us and doing a bit of flirting.Looking at her wonderful chest, I immediately remembered our previous. Though a world away from home, Alicia felt a sense of familiarity from the gathering of women. She settled in to enjoy the comradery, aided by a few women with limited knowledge of her language.Thakkor naturally had to tell his part of the story, translated by Redbear. He accepted the thanks of the tribe, comprised mostly of family members. The chores of the day continued all the while, including the preparation of a celebratory feast."How do your people feel about magic?" Thakkor asked with a.