Of course I will still know what you have on underneath." Sheturned at the corner and I watched her hips swing as she walked towardhome. I wished I ha... a figure like that.When I mentioned the invitation to Mother she was of course totallyenthusiastic.When Saturday came I decided to wear panties and a bra but covered bysomething approximating gender-neutral. I selected a pair of dark slacksand a high-collar sweater. Androgynous, but purchased from the juniorsdepartment. On my feet were rounded. She opened her mouth as if to say something and then closed it again, her mind still reeling from the shock. Dralkin smiled at Kat, clicked his briefcase shut and walked out the door saying over his shoulder ‘I’ll just let you think it over then…let me know what you decide.’ And with that he was gone. Kat stood staring into space for a moment before glancing up at the clock and starting violently. She was going to miss her bus. She rushed out of the classroom and sprinted towards the stop. It trapped in all the day’s heat. The night did little to steal it away.Passing slaves and servants, their near-nude bodies gleaming in sweat, paused to bow. Lasla nodded. The sort of subservience was a little much for me, but I kept marching on ahead. Nephi following after. We climbed stairs, my hand resting on the hilt of my tulwar.The most dangerous place in the city was in these walls. Here, the rakshasa plotted and schemed to destroy each other. Sister would rip out their sister’s throat.. Some would even demand polygraph examinations, which they invariably failed. After so many years on the job, I knew when a suspect was bluffing, and when one was not. There were always revealing signs, “tells” that the bad guy wasn’t even aware of.Allison was telling me the truth as she believed it to be and wasn’t running a bluff. She was ready and willing to get back to the U.S., starting tomorrow morning, find someone to administer a test and have it done with. A psychopath might have been.