Soon after Ikuno had finished the new vambraces and introduced him to the healing rune, he had quickly found out that the quickest way to tell if some...ne was injured was to flood them with healing magic then narrow down the focus as the magic found the injuries it needed to heal.What he saw as he tried to heal his mother both confused and frightened him.The healing magic couldn’t find anything to fix.Near as Kal could tell looking at the magic flows she was perfectly healthy. The rune faded out. I think I heard people making fun of others who were excited once in a while. I'd hear the giggling and the comments but never thought about checking out the crotch of the guy being talked about. Later on, when people would notice and comment on me, it wasn't joking so much as a sense of awe. Which is probably what was going on when Betsy Lou almost walked into that fire hydrant, though I was too naïve to realize it at the time.We got to school and things went fine. We both had a list of. .."Part of my brain reacted to Tami's voice, but the rest just concentrated on keeping the van between the lines on the road. Hell, I was having enough trouble just keeping my eyes open."... how much Cinnamon is there in you?"That got my eyes open. For a second I panicked. Was Tami jealous? I mean, she'd given permission. Or maybe I just thought she did. Maybe I read too much into a couple of off-hand remarks she'd made to Cinnamon."I mean, how much of you is there in Cinnamon?"'About a cup and. .”“The High Advisor,” Uhura completed her sentence. “Yes, I know. I’m the ship’s Communications Officer.”Still at a loss for words, a situation that was quite rare for her, Droxine searched her mind for something else to say. Something that would keep this captivating woman from walking off in search of more interesting conversation or company.“What did you mean, if looks could kill?” she finally asked.“The way you were looking at the pretty brunette over there,” Uhura explained. “The one.