"The slow week did give us time to affect repairs to the battle armor that Fred and I wore, as well as getting Xavier's air exchanger replaced. Tyson ...ven managed to get laser one back online although laser two was discovered to have some previously hidden damage that added several additional days to the repair.The only distressing news came from outside the enclave. The war between Manuel and Ruth continued. After the initial opening of hostilities they had left our door alone, but both sides. I took a standard Italian Lute, and tortured it far beyond it’s traditional intentions to create some very appreciated and lively additions to the energy and excitement at the celebratory dances of the Landsmen which involve much more jumping and twirling about than the dull processions of the court dance.I could tell by the faces and hesitations that the Low Friars had news of grave import which they felt was beyond my years to hear; I put paid to that notion by cornering one of the newer. She felt that he was controllable, at least to a large extent, and that he would listen to her, if she wanted him to stop. She didn't think she wanted to get a bad reputation in school, and it was too dangerous doing the things she had allowed herself that day.She would tone it down, and go back to being something of a 'goody goody' in school, but that didn't necessarily mean that she couldn't have any more of the fun experiences she had been experimenting with."Hi Mike, how was school for you. Flicking my hair I tossed the long blonde tresses back over my shoulder.Blonde!! My hair was crew cut and brown.There in the doorway was the Lady I had run into previously, her eyesstill hidden behind a mask, but seeming to sparkle with some hiddenhumour, a joke only she knew the punch line to."Come in dear," she said. "You must be chilled wearing those littleshorts in such nasty weather." Oh, yes thank you. I am cold, was silly of me to go walking aboutdressed like this today," I replied.What.