I may want to keep them or destroy them or destroy them and the negatives." Can I see them?" Beth, I have no secrets from you and John. I trust you as...much as any other person I know. You can see them."She walked in and turned on the overhead lights. She made some noises as she looked at the pictures. She turned to me and said, "I see a lot of people I know which is kind of disturbing. The one you have focused in on seems to be Katie Faxon. Is that the woman you met?" Well, I go to school with. It is not your fault that so many girls now find you attractive. Your simple honesty and determination, your desire to help others, your natural feelings of love towards other people, it all has an unintentional impact on folk you meet, especially girls. Fiona was as much a surprise to me as she was to you, but there, your reputation had preceded you. The twins now, them I can understand. I can see their viewpoint, and more or less sympathise with it, but also see that you would never want to. I looked up at Mark, whose face was full of love and concern for me, but more than that, it was a picture of absolute astonishment! He was looking down at our joining, and said in the most amazed and incredulous voice I have ever heard; ‘That’s impossible!” She giggled again at the memory.“To which Talia smiled and said; ‘No. It’s magic!” Mark chuckled. “It was amazing. I didn’t think anyone could voluntarily submit to such pain, and she would not reduce it further, saying she had no wish to be. Then everything changed… Running into something solid, she was jarred from her thoughts, a loud thud bringing her attentions to the floor as she stared at the weather worn cover of a book that she thought had been lost. Glancing from the floor, she got a look at the young advisor that stammered at her in wide eyed horror. ‘Milady, I am sorry. Are you alright? I wasn’t watching where I was going.’ Gerald stared in horror as the Princess said nothing but kneel onto the floor and lifted the book.