Neither of you is to show them anything without prior consent from me or Benni." What if they threaten us?" Torrin asked."If they threaten you, then y...u have already won the fight," Xerba said. "You are under the protection of the Families and that is a line they will not cross, at least not in these close quarters. Dujurath or I will handle any excessive behaviors. Ferro, you have some training in combat but you've not been introduced to the delicacies that precede it. No matter how much they. Ellie said, "That'd be cool. Are you thinking big party or small group of friends kind of blowout?"Alex said, "Oh, I was thinking a big blast with a hundred or more people. We could all use it as an excuse to invite some of our other friends, for instance, some of the guys that worked on the carport, the real estate gal that worked to help us get the house, our great attorney and his staff, neighbors, other friends, and on and on."Ellie turned slightly in his arms and kissed the older man. "You. Eve was just making sureyou couldn't go back by making you burn your clothes."Another part of me wanted to say "Oh come on Simone, you said you likedresses and you always felt like Lois Lane to your father's superman. Whoare you trying to fool? Lois Lane is a woman! Yes, Simone, you alwaysfelt like a woman. Your father encouraged you to think like this when hegave the oars to your sister. You know you are enjoying this. You wantto be dressed like this and this is your favourite outfit. . But the night before, she'd been one-fifth that height, and had fallenasleep on the plastic-framed bed in the bedroom of her new dollhouse,which sat in one corner of the floor.She bounced over to the mirror. "I don't look like a giant," she saiddoubtfully. "But my makeup is, like, broken." She cocked her head,frowned, then stuck her tongue out, then made faces in the mirror forseveral minutes.She sat down in front of the vanity, where a bewildering assortment ofmakeup bottles and containers.