His eyes inspected my every crevice and curve as he withdrew.I suddenly felt foolish. I must have shocked him as much as he shocked me when I sprang a...ound the corner with open arms. He reacted the way any man would: He gawked.He was guilty of nothing more than doing his job and ogling my nakedness, which I presented to him with my grand entrance.I implored him to stop. I dropped my hands to my sides, releasing the tension in my arms and shoulders. My body language softened and became inviting.. You see," he said somewhat wistfully, "I am one of those who swore to defend Feldare without recompense. Once our numbers were greater."Endalan studied Verothlen. "You speak as if you were a member of the Mindirrim, but you do not appear to be over two thousands of years old."Verothlen laughed gently. "I know of at least one case of a man walking this day with the memories of a man two thousand years dead within his head. Perhaps someday, you may meet him. And yet, I hear, implicit in your. The fortunate part for Arun was that Pramila didn’t hear the sound of ripping blouse as it was covered by the sound of metallic glass.Further, she was so lost in her past memory that she sat there with her blouse wide open, flashing her breasts to a stranger college student. It wasn’t until two whole minutes later when Arun’s eyes were thoroughly satisfied and he took his phone out to take the picture, did she realize that her breasts were exposed.The perverted expressions on Arun’s face and a. “When spring comes, we’ll go out to Ottawa and jump out of airplanes. Then you can tell me who the wimp is!”“You’re thinking about doing that again?” Kara asked.“Maybe. It’s a matter of time. Just like everything else. Probably not this year, because I’m more or less booked solid until Sensei Jim returns from Japan.”March 25, 1989, Chicago, Illinois“God, what a mess,” I sighed, tossing the front section of the Chicago Tribune onto the kitchen table.“How much oil was spilled?” Kara.