Something, anything to cover that awkward period of time from when you see someone you know at a distance that is too great for you to say anything to...when you... say? Shit - what was I going to say?"Hi," we both said, too soon. The movement of blood was co-ordinated this time and we both flushed with embarrassment."So," I said, feeling the need to drive the conversation. "You've been off school?" meaning “I've really missed you. Hadn't realised just how much I'd missed you until this moment.. Before I make the next one, I want to know why you did,” Athea questioned.“This dispute is easily solved by the law. Nigulla was sold by her father and bought by our Goddess’ servants. Patessa is an orphan and was brought to us at the age of seven. Every orphan taken and cared for by priesthood on Calmyra is legally a slave. They both are slaves and belong to us, not you. Does that answer your question?”“It does, but you’re wrong, it doesn’t solve our dispute. Although Chaos isn’t my name, she. I don’t know how convincing I was.“Sam, I know Abigail told you, but we will take care of everything. Just let us, okay?” he said.“Sure,” I said. I couldn’t do it; I couldn’t do any of it. I didn’t have any money, and I was in a wheelchair, and I didn’t know anything.“Sam, there are going to be legal matters to take care of. Would you like me to take the lead there?” he said.“Legal matters?” I said.“Yes, your dad’s house, insurance he might have had, other stuff,” he said.“Oh, okay, I guess,” I. If eyes could kill, they called it. I definitely could.Still I slapped myself mentally, because I had not even tried to get mad at the Wilijies, not attempted to protect Lex and myself. They came, knocked Lex out, and took me away. I tried to reason with myself that it was too a small amount of time for me to react, but it was enough. The real cause for me not to kill them had been the simple fact that I had not felt threatened by them. I almost gave myself over to them. I could have put up a.