"The doctor looked up. "Nothing broken. Lots of bruising, though. He can walk." Okay," said the prince. "We can't stay here. Let's get moving." To the...boy, he said, "Can you climb?" Yes, my lord." Good. Let's go."The group, moving slowly for the sake of the battered youth, departed the latest bloodshed. They moved North away from the advancing Hai Krun army and found a temporary resting place in the trees."My lord prince," said the boy, wincing as he shifted his weight on the low-lying limb,. " I said, trailing off, trying to think of what to say to her. "It's not that. You're very desirable. You are every man's dream. But you don't know me, and I don't know you. Besides, you had a very traumatic experience yesterday. It's natural for you to have a... fixation on me, after what happened. But it would be wrong for me to take advantage of your upset emotional state. And besides that, I'm twice your age." So?" she said. "What does age have to do with anything? I'm an adult and I can. Scarlett told her sisters that it was, “sorta like having gay friends.” So - ‘Cinnamon Delight’ from their Traveler ladies; nothing from the men.Now, after the weeks of non-stop work, they all needed a break - humans, Travelers, and the lone Seeker. Violet decided that the up-coming 4th of July was the perfect time, not only for a break, but for establishing a shared celebration of independence among the three species now cohabiting the Earth, a bonding experience.After snagging four. ” “That’s okay. You can just make up a bunch of lies, like you do for my speaking topics.” She laughed. “No. I don’t lie always.” “Well that’s good.” I nodded. A moment of silence started building up. “That’s good. So what have you told the truth about? Do you really enjoy reading novels?” “Yes.” “Cool. Me too. You know, there’s an English bookstore just down the street? It’s called ‘Buy The Book.’” “Yes. I know.” “Yeah… It’s a cool place. There’s a lot of English teachers in there. And they do.