She was dressed in a silk nightie similar to Mom's."I guess that answers that," Shay whispered."I had no idea," Mia said. She looked at me. "Did you?"... remembered back to Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. I had wondered, but finally determined it was unlikely. Damn, I should trust my instincts more often. Not that I would have done anything, anyway. I didn't answer Mia, opting to shrug instead.A part of me felt like we should leave. I was more than a little embarrassed watching our parents. They. She was wearing cotton shorts and a UT sweatshirt that felt soft and thick when I put my hands on her back. But she released me when I didn't pull her to me in return.She took my hand and pulled me to sit beside her on her bed, clasping my hand in both of hers, resting the pile of paws on her thigh. Her blue eyes looked intently into mine."Randy ... I saw you." My throat constricted."What?" In front of the building, when you saw me get picked up," she said, gesturing with her chin towards her. I don't think that would be a very good idea, I mean I am married and you're my boss." I know your married Cindy, hell I'm the godfather to your son and I've known Carl for over twenty years and it's true that I'm your boss. Given all of that it would still be a great gift if you would just let me see you again, even for just a minute or two.Well I could have just said, no! I could have walked out of the suite and gone back to my room, I could have done a dozen of things I didn't but for. Every one of the bandit groups they encountered begged to join the army; in every case, they had been bandits simply because they had refused to live under Glaxoi rule. There were a few bad guys in the bandit groups, but they were quickly weeded out. Often, the bandit gang became the nucleus for a new fighting unit. They took to the crossbows like starving men and quickly mastered the proper use of the weapon.Aelinor was now free to utilize her special capabilities and started doing so as soon.