. that’s not a good idea, is it?”I stood up and shook my head. “I don’t think so. But maybe some of us could go, ask Irving and Greagoir for s...me help? I have some thoughts I want to discuss later, but I’m thinking the best thing we can do with the Architect is take him to Soldier’s Peak.”Aedan nodded. “That’s my thought too. It seems that our darkspawn problems around Amaranthine should be done; perhaps we should split up? I want Rolan, Anders, Solona – once she wakes – Conrad, Zev, and I to. .. go!" Emily grinned as she made some final adjustments,leaving a strand of hair hanging over Taylor's face."Thanks, Emily but..." Taylor started to get up."Hold on! One more thing!" Emily pulled Taylor back down.Emily attacked Taylor's face with a pair of tweezers, and after sheplucked some stray hairs around his eyebrows, she put some blush ontoTaylor's cheeks, along with giving his lips a generous coating of pinklip gloss."It's not just about looking good, you know, you've got to keep. .. Dad?" That'll do," I agreed, watching Slave as she crossed the room to the T/V.Once the film was running, the remote in Sam's hand, Slave left us to fetch our drinks."You still love her, don't you?" Sam's voice was quiet in my ear; her breath tickled it."It shows?" It does to me. Let's talk about it tomorrow."We sipped our drinks as the story unfolded. Slave washed up and tidied the kitchen, then quietly knelt in the corner of the lounge, half watching the film, but mostly watching us. Or,. Despite the fact that she was his sister, he never sat by her, mainly because he didn't enjoy her company. "Ew, get away from me!" she complained teasingly, making it clear that she didn't enjoy his company either. But he made no move to change seats.They had only started riding the bus home this year; their mother had faithfully picked them up from school every single day since they had started going to school. Jeff didn't particularly like riding the bus, but there was nothing to do about it.