At least my choice would be my own."We exchanged glances again, and finally Duncan spoke. "I'm not saying no, but I'm not saying yes. We need Grey War...ens, Maker knows, but I must be sure you are appropriate. If you truly wish to Join, you will travel with us as a companion as we head to Denerim. We will talk, and I will evaluate your skills, and I may choose to recruit you. That's the best I can offer."Wulf agreed, reluctant and maybe a little bitter; Aedan took him down to the village to. .Annie and I returned to Pebble Beach and it was damned hard not to show our affections for each other when anyone was around.The folk of Pebble Beach usually had a get together every second week, this was mainly a social affair, although it gave us the opportunity to discuss issues pertinent to Pebble Beach. The get together this week was at Hattie Marks place. We were all sitting around enjoying a few drinks and consuming the spread that the ladies provided. When out of the blue Sally James. Both of them laughed. Rain, it appeared, was sufficiently rare in this desert-encircled enclave that one simply didn't consider it a possibility. I shrugged good-humoredly; I traveled enough to be accustomed to ignorance about my present environment.Being introduced around the rehearsal hall was a decidedly mixed bag for me. The comprimari and choristers were generally friendly but deferential; they knew nothing of my history, the only relevant thing to them was that I was singing a lead. An. Was she angry? Hell Yes!Mad as a wet hornet in fact at the deceptions!Plus, she was still wondering just how deluded any of the Jurians actually were?Did they actually think that she, not to even mention either Tenchi or Ayeka, would EVER forgive any of them for this little charade?She had attempted to comfort Sasami, at least at first.It became rapidly clear however something had 'Happened', far more profound than that the second princess had just gotten a little taller.Just? Now there was a.