“You’re my sisters kid.” His aunt said, initially dismissive. As she went on however, she grew more halting in her words, as though unsure and n...ot being able to quite remember details. “You are ... important. To me? And ... dangerous? And sexy...”She trailed off, and her hands grew still. As she had talked, she seemed to be becoming aware of the inconsistencies once he had began challenging her on the details.Having found out what he wanted, he didn’t want his aunt to explore further. Jason. After clearing the table, mom went to her room. I sat in the hall, working on my laptop. When I finished, it was 5:30 and mom still had not come out. I went to the kitchen and made a pot of tea and took it to her room. She was lying in her saree on her side. She was sleeping. I gently touched her shoulder and she awoke with a start. She sat up. “What time is it? Sorry I dozed off”“It’s past 5:30. I have made tea. Have some. I have already had tea”.I poured out tea for her in a cup and she drank. She?d beenselected and would leave in 7 days, so she?d have to take the second pill onschedule.? I went online and sent themthe money and Donna took her second pill, on schedule the next day. Aweek later, I was bidding Donna farewell and good luck. Thenext two weeks went really slowly for me as I awaited Donna?s return.? There were no phone calls allowed, except incase of emergency, so in a way I was glad she didn?t call, which meant therewere no emergencies.? I kept myself busywith work,. Chaos. I should have been rather terrified, but instead I was fascinated.There was no Alienage; the few elves that found their way to Llomerryn were sailors or mercenaries, just like almost everyone else. I imagined there might be some that were servants in the inns and taverns, but there were fewer pointy ears than I’d seen anywhere else in Thedas. What there was, in abundance, was a startling variety of humanity – or, rather, people, since not all of them were human. There were dark-skinned.