"It is a great pleasure to meet you, my dear," Xizor said when his servant Howzmin introduced Leia and her wookiee friend.The Falleen prince was dress...d in silver and gold, his green skin almost glowing under the lights of his palacial office. A long knotted tail of black hair topped his bald head, and his blue eyes mesmerized Leia as they gazed upon her, still dressed in the rustic garb of a dead bounty hunter."It's ... nice to meet you as well," Leia responded hesitantly.There was something. You've changed since I last saw you. You are more mature and better looking too. Your shoulders are wider and your muscles are well toned. Any girl would be crazy not to try to date you." "Thanks for all the compliments. I'm in no hurry for a girlfriend. I'm only eighteen you know." "I think you still act more mature than your peers. How old do you think I am?" "Twenty six, maybe twenty seven, somewhere in your twenties." "I turned thirty three last month. "Thirty three? Damn, you sure look. Not even a single pair ofrunning shoes sitting amongst them. Apparently the real Alexis, and bydefault I, was quite a girly-girl.The drawer containing what was to be my underwear contained, as Nick hadsaid, a pair of patterned pink flannel pajamas, along with a couple ofsilky nightdresses. Next to them were a couple of pairs of tights, near-opaque, which I realized could be worn under a dress or skirt shouldthere be a colder day or two. Bras and thongs filled the other side ofthe drawer, all. You don't mistake them for thugs." I replied."Yeah, my friend isn't stupid. What they are looking for are people with a proven record. Names they can put in their file cabinet for the day when they need a middle aged lady, who can, and more important, will pull the trigger." So he is opening an employment agency for assassins?" I asked."Not assassins, I would never allow you into that. But jobs like the one you did for the guy in the kidnap situation. Even something like the rescue of your own.