“He’s been using it in the early mornings to learn things about the Confederate Navy. He’s taken courses on the command structure, regulations, ...types of vessels and that kind of stuff. He spends about an hour and a half in the trainer every morning before he heads for the gym. I asked him if I could use it and he agreed. Artemis had a list of courses and I saw knitting was one of them and decided to learn. I like the thought I can make my baby some booties or a blanket or something.”“Why watch. There is only so long you can chase someone before you realize you'll never make the catch. So I tried. I even gave Sam an honest chance when she was suddenly interested in me at the end of our junior year. I thought that was the right thing to do, not having her being haunted by not knowing and why not give it a try? Sure, there was a chance if things went bad we could have ruined our friendship—" You don't seem to have one right now."He slightly frowned from her interrupting him and having a. . by the Draught."Rennis looked stricken. "But that means no matter when you tell her, it'll let her figure it out on her own anyway. Surely she must be wondering herself why she's not acclimated to her role as well as the other slaves are. You tell her that she can't reveal she was never Draughted, and..." Amanda is occasionally too clever for her own good," Roquan said in a low voice.Rennis ran a hand through his hair. "Roquan, I knew there was a reason we don't try to train..."Roquan raised. Opening I dropped my head. With all my excitement of getting the job I forgot I had no clean underwear left in my draw. Scrambling around I tried to find something to wear but there was absolutely nothing. “O well” I sighed to myself “I’m definitely not wearing dirty ones so I guess I’ll just have to wear none”I did my makeup and hair in the nude and got dressed into my chosen outfit. Looking at myself in the mirror I looked like a schoolgirl. A smile crept across my face as I undid my pony.