Seven! Five were already out from under foot in other Houses, chits in the Game that brought her to her grandmother's place of power at her death. One... was kind enough to get himself killed in a border skirmish before she had to try to find a House for him as well. And now this latest whelp. What was she-The dratted healer was back! "What do you want, woman?!? Can you not see I am trying to decide what to do with that inconvenient ball of flesh you just removed?" she demanded hoarsely, her eyes. Sure, let’s fight the Yeerks. I don’t want them to control me or anyone. I want the control, but I want a different sort than the Yeerks, David, or even the Andalites. The major difference is I’m prepared. Cassie’s osprey, dolphin, and wolf, as well as Rachel’s elephant, dolphin, and owl, are all female, so I’ve take the time to acquire males of each just in case they morph them. If they go insect, I’ve acquired a larger array of insects including praying mantis, wolf spider, daddy-long-legs,. Big Matt stood up to go to the bathroom and came back holding my Polaroid camera which i had left in the bathroom earlier in the day after having took a few shots of Emma in the shower, and asked why we had such an old fashioned camera. Emma looked at me and burst into hysterics while I told him that it was the camera we used to take "special" pictures. He looked at me with a confused look on his face while Emma started laughing even harder and told me to stop teasing him. Suddenly his jaw. At that point, he noticed the wine. "Do you always serve wine when you're having a serious discussion?" he asked, a little smile playing over his face."It depends on the nature of the discussion." I said, and handed him his glass of wine.We began talking about things in general, like what he was studying in college, what kind of music he listened to, and things like that. I got up to pour a second glass of wine, and then sat down about three inches away from him. At this point, we were both.