I see you did not freeze in the cold white north. You do look rather pale, though. Why you go north in winter I will never understand."We both settled...for draft beer with our dinners. I took a long drink before responding."I like spending time with my friends who are into cross-country and snow-shoeing. I like the snow myself, especially as it gives you an excuse to sit in front of the fireplace, drink, read, swap tall tales, drink, eat, and let's see ... drink! I see you are nicely tanned. I. "Sirinna nodded. "I was going to be taking Tanyee to the Circle this morning for more training."Amanda sighed. "Are you going to tell me to stay in my quarters again, Sirinna?"Sirinna looked at Amanda and realized she wouldn't have the heart to do that now. "Oh... well... I thought you weren't interested in seeing Tanyee train, so..." Yes, but I might want to take a walk or something, or..." Or what, love?"Amanda glanced in the general direction of Tanyee's quarters, and then back at Sirinna.. He came to a stop when he noticed the only thing downstairs was a king size bed and a very large cabinet. She shoved him forward toward the bed. When he turned around to ask her something, she pushed him onto the bed. His body bounced once, and, within a heartbeat, she had his legs tied together. She got on the bed above his head, put her arms under his, and scooted him up in the bed. "It would be in your best interest if you tell me everything you know about the theft or I will be forced to. Not many studly guys like me were also good in bed and good to their women.I was not shallow either. I took many different ladies to bed over the years. Not all the girls I took to bed were supermodel types. Hell, if I needed any proof that you should not be shallow about who you loved and bedded, I just needed to look at mom and dad.While dad was the epitome of what all women supposedly wanted in men, mom was probably the kind of woman most guys ignored. Mom was a big woman, a BBW. Mom was.