Your ass might not be quite so big!"Who did she think she was talking to? That was quite enough - time toput her in her place, I thought. I struggled ...off the couch and walkedright up to her. She was still wearing her heels, which gave her about5 inches on me, but I wasn't going to be intimidated by a mere woman."Listen, little girl, don't you ever talk to me that way again orI'll..." I raised my open hand as if I was about to smack her. What shedid in response was completely unexpected - and,. She looked a bit surprised by the question. “Yes ... of course. Is everything alright?”“Yes ... everything is alright, but I do have a question for you that would be just between you and me.”“Sure. After breakfast and before everyone gets ready to be on their way?”“That would be great. Thanks,” he smiled. The smile seemed to reassure Eve that there wasn’t a problem to be dealt with.Mica was sitting at the breakfast table, watching the first batch of waffles as they steamed in the waffle iron.. Jack had put his pants and trousers back on, he went to put his arm around her to help her but she pushed him away. Dad went with them to the door, we all followed, standing in the hall as Anna scuttled out to their car, desperately trying to cover herself with her tattered dress.Once they had gone we all burst out laughing and had a group hug.“Well l think that evening was a resounding success,” Mum said, “now we’d better get this place cleaned up.”“You leave that to us,” Dad said, “we’ll let. The only other armed or armoured people were alone, and seemed to be actually shopping, or personal guards for those who were. There definitely weren't any who seemed to be collecting money from their 'employers'.The merchants seemed less jumpy than previously. Some were actually smiling, and none stared at us with the fear we'd seen earlier in the week. Sergeant Kylon was standing at the centre of the busy area, looking around with a satisfied expression, shouting orders to another man, who.