"Just how much we missed you while you were away," Holland said with a smirk."Bullshit," the robot replied. Her gait was a little different. She now s...epped with a grace that was feline rather than just sensual. It was all part of the upgrade.By all outward appearances, the robots were identical twins. Miriam mimicked Marianne's robotic mannerisms; a trait intended to make any onlookers think they were simply standard housekeeping or pleasure robots. It surprised no one when one day a second,. ‘That’s a falcon, Tanya. They’re like hawks but smaller, quicker, and I think more beautiful. Watch him sail and hunt in the air’. ‘Gee, he’s pretty Pa. Does he have a family?’ ‘Not this one, Tanya. I have watched him up here along the bluffs for years. He’s a sad one, that one. He flies to hunt, to eat, but I believe in my heart he is really searching for something.’ ‘For what, Pa?’ ‘For his mate, for a falcon to share his life, to wheel through the sky, to cry out in joy!’ ‘He can’t find a. .. I heard the door unlocking. A male slave came in, opened the window, and left, leaving the shed door open. The temperature dropped fast now, 120... 115... 110... 100... 90... 85... I was feeling a little chilly when Mistress Andrea walked into the shed. She was still wearing her bikini, and she had a tall glass of ice tea in her hand. "Are you feeling more sensitive now, slave B?" she demanded to know,I tried to answer, but I couldn't. I made the effort and nodded my head yes."Good. I'll bet. Eventually her shakingdiminished and her breathing became deep and rhythmic.Brian had woken wearing the mask and against her will even she had toadmit she felt better. Someone, he hoped his mom, had removed the suitand tucked him into bed. Outside she could hear Matty and her mothermilling about, doing the morning stuff they usually did. But whenMatias mentioned going out into the forest the girl in his head spokeup. -"We should go with him." Brian noticed her voice was louder,stronger.-"You.