??Okay. Okay. No need to get violent,? The shopkeeper conceded, got upstill wincing and went to a shelve from which he retrieved a vial filledwith dar...k black liquid, ?Here it is. No hard feelings.?The woman just yanked the vial from him and was about to uncork it, whenshe out of the corner of her eyes noticed his eyes gleam deviously.Hesitating the warrioress handed him the vial back and demanded, ?I?vechanged my mind. You drink it first.?The alchemist visibly paled again and stuttered, ?But.... I saw her as she got ready to go to work. Standing at the window, staring at her as she came to the window of her room in the opposite building and put her wet towel to dry out in the sun, was getting to be a ritual. But she never ever turned her gaze up to look at me. In fact, for so many days now, I had not seen her face; only her figure, as she carried about her daily tasks. Then she would step out, again her head lowered, and walk off to the bus stop to take a bus to work. For days. "Playing dumb even though I know exactly what she's referring to, Isay, "What?" How you got in the car, silly, you kept your legs together when yougot in." Well of course I did, what did you expect?" I ask as I tease her."You know what I mean; I'm trying to compliment you, silly." I know you are Julie." It has to hard for you guys, learning to wear skirts and stuff," shemuses aloud "Not as hard as it has to be for you gals," I tease heragain."Oh gees, let's not go there," she says,. ‘Sit down Pru,’ Blaze ordered that the startled woman sat down before her brain had called ‘Rebel. ‘You can’t order me around like that in my own home.’ Blaze motioned to Rachel to stay out of it. ‘Pru I’m sorry. Obviously I’ve been set-up being invited here because I know a lot about nutrition. But listen, I’ve noticed you have eaten virtually nothing and if you eat the same way over breakfast and will only pick at dinner you are long-term doing irreparable harm to you body although your mind.