The attendants took the tips from the platter and sent the girls off again. Janis wondered if any of these girls had come here unwillingly and if so, ...hat made them behave so well now. Suddenly a large man came over and shook hands with her Master. At first she didn't hear what he was saying because she was too busy looking at him as descreatly as she could. He was tall, even taller than her Master with black hair and dark eyes. She couldn't tell if they were brown or black because she was. Yes, a diversion. She let her finger trail along therugged spine of a thick, leather-bound book. Then something dawned on her."Return...? Oh, I need to get dressed. Erm. Undressed. Whatever." Sheblushed a bit, but the mage merely laughed."If you so desire, though I can tell you like that form. And it fits you." Ugh. Stop trying to compliment me when I'm trying to be assertive, Dan!"she chuckled. "I can't go back to my office looking like this. Gatewayneeds its mayor, not some bargain-basement. She hadn't let me in yet, so I asked her where she wanted all this rummage sale stuff I brought over?She was dressed in a full yellow sun dress with buttons down the front. Church woman always seemed to wear dresses, which I had no problem with. She said to just put the stuff in the living room.As I was carrying in the boxes I said, "It sure is warm tonight."She said, "Oh Steve I'm sorry, where are my manners? Would you like a cup of iced tea?"I replied, "Only if you have one with me. I never. ..and... and. Then we were robbing stores. Like 'no shit, this isa gun' robberies. Nobody was ever supposed to get hurt. I feel so...so."The sobs came, heavy, racking sobs, as all of his mistakes coalesced.The sadness and guilt he had harbored for three long years."Well, that explains everything. Kind of like jumping off the bridgeafter someone, in the end, two fall."She stepped forward toward Robb.Embracing him. "It's okay. All will be forgiven. You're going to helpthe make the world a better.