“She is one of the founders. We’re first generation and you’re the only one of us born of Earth.”“And that’s a bad thing?”“Of course i... is,” Marion answers with a smile. “We’re special. We’re like royalty. But you’re the bastard born to a concubine.”“I don’t have time for this,” Regina says. She throws a hand at the other woman and starts to leave the galley.“I would sit if I were you,” the other says calmly. “I have some interesting information that may be important to you.”Regina spins. It wasone of those optional training electives in our files."Knowing about it and how it operates won't get you promoted," Jeromewarned. "But on the other hand it will come in handy if you get introuble." The H933, is a Man Pack Tactical Nuclear Device, with a Two Kilotonrating," Tawny continued. "The primary reason for our being trained onthem is recovery. Yes you will know how to Arm and destroy one. But youhave to know that to be able to disarm one." Our primary mission as far as they are. It occurred to me that it would probably make her think I was trying to trick her if I used my abilities somehow to explain what I could see and feel about her. In fact, I decided right then and there that because I couldn't actually affect her with my telepathy directly, she would probably reject a demonstration as something I had arranged."Can't a guy just fall in love with a special girl and don't know why?" I finally said."You fell in love with me?" she said with the most embracing and. Almost, but no. She learned." But why didn't she come to me?" She was afraid you'd think her a slut or something." I'd never..." I know. But she ... Marisol helped her." Marisol." Naomi lowered her head and swayed it back and forth. "It should have been me. What kind of mother..." You're a wonderful mother. If Marisol hadn't been there, Sarah would have come to you eventually, or you would have noticed her despair and come to her. But Marisol salved her pain and got her through it. Please Mom..