" And what would that be?" Shelly asked. The jealousy was still there, but she was doing a reasonable job of suppressing it."Well first, Lessa, while ...e won't bother trying to hide that we're a couple, there's no need for you to have to go through the bridge and let everyone know when we're getting together." Um, yeah ... I was going to say something..." So, you gonna move out of this cushy office?" Shelly asked, looking around. She had never been in here before, and was impressed. Captains. “Well then,” Lucy begins as she sits up in the bed. “What exactly are you doing here?”“I am here to help you,” her duplicate says matter-of-factly.“Please Aphrodite,” Lucy says, holding up her hand to stop the robot from saying anything else. “One riddle per the day is enough.”“It is not riddles I speak,” she protests. “I am merely carrying out instructs that you gave me.”“How could I have given you instructions if I didn’t build you?” Lucy asks. Her head starts to ache with all this nonsense.. "Thanks, I think," I replied, and sat.We ordered drinks, and I told them to have whatever they wanted--it was all on me. Adam grinned, but Trevor scowled slightly. "I can pay," he said, a little petulantly. Adam gave him an admonishing look, and I said, as neutrally as I could, "I don't doubt it. I just mean, I'm your host, and I'm happy to meet you."Rather than thanking me, or saying "Likewise," or something similarly polite, he instead picked up the menu and said, "Well, from the looks of. The one who led the group who rescued me is also a skilled warrior with the sword as well as being female.”“They are followers of Ar-Thenna as well?” Brnnt asked.“No, revered Archimandrite. Ar-Thenna calls them allies and friends. She is not like any goddess I had ever imagined. She has the utmost loyalty of her Yr’ch followers, including the former Adept Pugard, yet treats those who do not worship her with friendship and openness. It is most confusing; she also spoke of a true supreme being,.