The Amir Clan Conference Room is full of people working at telephones and computers spread out on tables and desks. They’re vetting the many militia...volunteers and sorting them by skills, experience, and fitness. Those approved of by Gerry or Jessica Tandar are contacted and told to travel to their local Claymore Association office. Transport is being arranged. So far they’ve enough volunteers to field two full brigades. Nancy and Lillian are almost in tears of joy at the level of support. He reached in his other pocket, away from his weapon, he watched Leah tense immediately, unlocking her gun from its holster behind her back with smooth fluidity. He looked into her eyes calmly as he placed a large folded black knife on the table between them. She recognized it as one he’d had for years, but could not recall where he got it. She eyed him questioningly. Andrew finished the last of his soda with a loud slurp and rose from the booth. Leah still had a hand on her back, ready to. " She does that to a lot of girls. She's not into girls sexually oranything, but she likes a girl-girl kiss from time to time. She usuallytries to catch people off guard." Well, she definitely did that. I wasn't expecting that at all." She has a kiss du jour. A French version of the same. That's her dressthat you're wearing, by the way." Oh? I thought it was yours." Heidi, my dear, have you forgotten that you're quite a bit taller thanme? How on earth would one of my dresses fit you?". " How does Garret put up with you?" the supposed maid questioned whilehelping the recalcitrant and too observant lady to cut her skirts away."Ask him, not me," Deirdre replied with a half smile as sheexperimentally moved in nothing but her underwear, and gave the mace atentative, exploratory swing. "Nice." I intend to," Mina answered then under her breath added. "Providing Ican keep you alive so he won't have me drawn and quartered because Ilet you do this idiotic thing." Give it up, Mina." .