" I didn't finish my sentence with 'the French', as it was by slaughtering her countrymen that both Sir Vincent and I had risen to our current positio...s in society. I had killed far fewer Frenchies than the Admiral, so he fully deserved the higher station obtained. I continued, "And as for you being unintelligent ... poppycock. You are the brightest young woman it has been my privilege to meet, and with Madame Bovary's assistance I will ensure you will be able to hold forth in any company on. " What about her?"Lissa sighed. "Did you two have sex?" she asked.Jeff blinked in astonishment. It was the last question he expected. Unfortunately, he was never a very good liar, so if he tried to deny it, she would know.He decided to turn it into a joke instead. "Why, are you jealous?" he grinned."A little," she admitted."What? Are you serious?" I'm just thinking back to those times we fooled around. Remember?" Yeah," he nodded. "That was fun." But I guess now that you've got a girlfriend, we. ‘By the way, didn’t catch your name, my name is Allen. Thanks a lot for this.’ ‘Ashley is the name. Allen, we are here.’ She opened the door and helped me in. She walked me to the couch and sat me down. ‘I’ll go get you an ice pack and something to drink.’ She tossed me the phone as she walked to the kitchen. I dialled my home number, no answer. I dialled again, no luck this time either. Ashley came back with a glass of water and an ice pack. She handed me the glass and kneeled in front of me.. Being a lone rider, the gate he approached was not shut before his entrance. Lone riders of the wagon peoples had entered the city before but were always watched carefully. He knew that he would not be the only one in search of something within the markets. Groups of outriders were more danger than one simple Kataii warrior. Glancing up to the guardsmen lining the gate that he rode through, he could make out their furrowed brows … their exchanged glances to one another as if in silent.