" And not at all in the name of continuing to touch your hot little body," said Jon with another of his brilliant smiles. "Remember, Nic, it's two bot...les of wine before you start feeling up the pretty guests." Oh, right," laughed Nic. "I always forget that rule."I laughed along as he pulled his hand back. After a second Jon winked at me."Alright," he said. "One of us has to be functional in the morning. You girls enjoy the wine, I'm going to read a little before bed."He kissed Nic again as he. ..”Lee Lee managed to stick the needle in her arm before she even realized it was in his hands, and the sedative took effect quickly. It left her with some awareness and alertness, no fear of falling asleep, but it certainly took the edge off of many of the swirling, troubling thoughts in her head.It was nervewracking to watch as her mother was under the Korean man’s care. Even seeing the needle stuck into her arm was difficult for Lauren to witness, and she worried about just what sorts of. Just a broad expanse of white, with occasional low hummocks.The wind had vanished and all there was, was a steady sifting of small flakes.The bad news, of course, was that it was still snowing and at some point it would become too much. There was an obvious solution to that -- retreat down to the Lower Temple, but that would open up so many cans of worms that I hoped it wouldn't be needed.I went back inside and played the emergency radio as softly as I could manage, but it still woke up the. It would take her several days of exhausting short distance island-hopping for her to reach the closest of Lissa's other job possibilities. But while she was limited by distance, Atelan was a master at short distance accuracy. Even better than Dahra.Just a few days after the healer guild's historic meeting, Dahra decided to take a day off from her research in the shelter, to help Lissa move in to her new faculty apartment. Housing was at a premium near the plaza, and as Lissa had been stuck in.