Don't cry, Sierra. We will figure it out. And Duncan, Aedan and I won't let anything happen to you." You can't promise that. I appreciate that you wan... to, but ... you can't even promise to survive the Blight, given what I know Duncan told you. And that's assuming I don't just disappear and end up in the middle of the darkspawn horde. No one can keep me safe, Alistair." There was no reply to that, and so he just sat, providing comfort and warmth all at once.I wiped a couple of frustrated tears. I'm middle- aged but in none of the other categories. The lecturer was a posing ponce whose main interest was to get off with the more tasty looking females. There were a couple of ladies into whose inkwells I would have liked to dip my quill, but generally those in the class were not really my sort.I probably could have managed the course if it had held any relevance for me. Trollope(Anthony not Joanna), Thackery, Galsworthy and Dickens were never on my reading list and while the two Johns,. It was not only tolerated, it was welcomed, for the normal physical attractionamong women in the Empire is for their fellow women. Both girls felt so happyand liberated.The sights and sounds of the city excited them. There were naked male slavesgrovelling to their new owners, and there were women and maids publiclypunishing slaves on almost every corner. As they entered a coffee shop, they hadan opportunity to use one of the new ashtray slaves. Almost all of the women inthe Femina Empire smoked. I’m trying to fix things Chanel. “Yeah, I found it earlier this week, met the woman yesterday, and she’s giving me the keys tomorrow. I can still help you with this month’s rent though, I wasn’t expecting to leave so soon.” I peek at Ethan as I pass Michael the pipe. Ethan scoffs and smiles. “Don’t even worry about it. I’m glad you found something you want,” he says, some underlying emotion painting his words. I open my mouth to argue, but he throws me a pointed glance, and I now know I’m.