. A hefty pay increase went along with his promotion, but that didn't matter right now. Would be nothing to worry about, really, until they made it ba...k to an Imperial base. There weren't many places to spend your pay aboard ship. He didn't care to gamble, unless you counted an occasional small stakes game of sabback with a couple of gunners among the crew who knew the odds on the fall of three twelve sided dice.Rand suppressed a grin as he moved his armload of belongings from the roomy J.O.Q.. He made her feel warm and comfortable. Maybe a little bit daring.As they sat side by side making small talk, their shoulders touching, leaning into each other as they laughed, something started to change. Their words seemed to dwindle but the time they spent gazing into each other's eyes lengthened. Soon the words ran out and as the cowboy gently placed his hand on her thigh, he leaned in for a kiss.His lips were soft as rose petals and they gently caressed her lips, over and over. His free. The First Mate spied him. "Good morning, sir, we have arrived, the winds were favorable and we made fast passage. We should have the gang plank out shortly." Arron nodded his thanks and stood back while the crew completed the docking procedure.Once the gang plank was run out onto the jetty Arron disembarked. Terfain was a far more mountainous country than either Halcyon or Matheros. The port was surrounded on three sides by steep cliffs, with a castle nestled on a headland. The town ran down. His face looked different. His nose seemed smallerand his eyes seemed bigger. He'd lost the twelve year old fat faced look.Now when he looked in the mirror, he saw his cheekbones were moreprominent. His chin seemed more defined. His lips seemed larger. Hisface was developing character.The low dose estrogen treatments had changed him subtly. He could see it.When he put on makeup, he'd learn to instinctively emphasize these changesand the results were pretty amazing. By accenting his eyes.