. I w ... w. was just startled.” Victor lied.“Good.” continued Lynn, “ Because the freshman initiation in Baron High isn’t anything like wha... those rumors tell. Just do as you’re told and it will be fine and over in no time. Okay?”“Sure, just good clean fun, right?” said Victor trying to sound sure of himself and cooperative at the same time.“Absolutely, Victor.” smiled Lynn who had been unlacing his shoes and tying the two laces together. “Just hold out your hand in front of you and cross your. His wounds and sores would soak nicely in the water but he eyed the gracile Sunniva."Why?"Sunniva shifted nervously. "My parents are from Elgiva," she lied and shrugged. "I don't want to see you beaten."Yohann gave her a warm smile and looked at the plate of fruit. "I am not too hungry after the torture yesterday. Will you have some?" Yohann asked and Sunniva reluctantly shook her head. She did want some but couldn't eat such luxuries, she would be fired."You have some," Yohann asked of her,. ."That was as far as I could get. I was too choked up ... and too confused.He still smiled. But his smile grew more serious and more intense as he looked down into my face and tried reading all the emotions there. Finally he said, "I understand. Don't worry. It will come." What will come?" The self confidence and the self esteem that you need to deal with your emotions."I understood what he was trying to say. But he didn't fully understand. I looked down and said, "It isn't that I don't have. His hopes crashed to the floor, but he sat down like I had asked anyway."I'm not going to yell at you, or lecture you," I said, putting my arm around his shoulders. "I want to show you something. Close your eyes and don't get scared. You'll like this, I promise."After he gave me an excited look, he closed his eyes tight and sat very still, tensing almost every muscle in his body.I sighed, then told him to relax as I rubbed his back with just a little bit of my magic touch set to soothe. Once.