The new thing is that it’s a wireless connection to the equipment he carries. It increases the effectiveness of most of his gadgets and weapons, fro... controlling his suit’s flexibility, Kevlar, and system temperature, monitoring his weapons, selecting rates of fire, and different modes all for main weapons. The communication relay is included, so he can keep in touch with his boss. All of this is in the new NAV. Those features from a mini computer tied around his wrist with a screen the size of. Look, it's just a bad idea."She just looked at me and shook her head. "You're as crazy as she is." Then she turned to leave-and that's when we both noticed. We'd never closed the door when she came into the room. And there, standing in the hallway, was Callie.Melanie blanched for a second, then regained her composure. "So, you saw?" she said to Callie. "You saw him get all noble? On your behalf, remember. And what are you going to do about it? My guess is you're going to stomp all over his. .. do you ever think about being with someone else?" she pushes me for an answer."Do you?" I reply, turning it back to her."I dunno... I had this dream..." she trails off. "There was... this girl..."So now I'm awake. My wife went to an all-girls boarding school, and I'm pretty sure her first kiss was with another girl years ago as a result. "Yeah?" I ask. "You'd like to make out with another woman?" I don't know... like... we were in this hotel room I think... and she came in with us..." Oh, so. It was considered impolite. Women entered these places knowing that they would be having sex with any men who wanted them. It was the way of the world.We walked in and there were two men who had obviously arrived just before us. One of them raised his hand in salute. "Hello, I am Morri, a trader from the Western mountains." The other was quieter. He said, "I am Frustic from Tula."I said, "I am Alaric, an assassin. She is called Ula and is my apprentice."Morri looked Ula over and said, "Ula, you.