"Little sister. You do have a wiggle." Toshi added.The friendly banter continued while the three had their pizza. And,Toshi could see Vanessa was real...y relaxing with the female version ofSam. And, Sam had completely relaxed with what he was wearing. Whenthey were done eating, Toshi excused herself with, "You guys talk. I'vegot something to do."After Toshi left, Vanessa said, "Samantha, and little sister. Those arecute." Toshi called me Samantha back when I was eleven, and dressed forHalloween.. I was surprised to see that the map contained more than the city itself. In fact, it seemed to contain the whole country. My mind was boggled. I quickly turned to Samuel and asked, “Why is Frost handing out responsibilities for the whole country?”Samuel just replied, “The entire country falls under the jurisdiction of Frost when it comes to the matter of the Untethered.”‘What?’, I mentally screamed. Why had no one bothered to mention it to me? Before I could ask any more questions though,. Our eyes locked and I had the increasingly uncomfortable feeling of staring him down. I knew he held all the cards, but I was unwilling to back down. Cut it, destroy it. My hands itched, yearning to move. I knew that nothing would feel right until it lay in tatters. My favorite sweater, the one I’d worn on my first date with Adam, for our first kiss. Trash. I wouldn’t do it. He couldn’t make me. There had to be a line somewhere, some indignity I wouldn’t cross. It was a silly place to resist.. ’ ‘Can I see her?’ ‘Not quite yet, we need to get your statements first. Independent statements on what happened. Do you think you’re up to it yet?’ ‘I’m a bit woozy, but I think I can remember most of it. Up until I passed out that is. Not sure of everything.’ ‘No problem. We’ll get what you remember for now, and then if anything else comes to you later we’ll get that.’ ‘Did you get that bastard?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘and……..’ ‘And nothing. I’m sorry but I can’t tell you anything at the moment, except he’s.