Since you and Rael seem to have some sort of agreement going, it's kind of obvious that if you say 'no,' the deal's off.Since you and Rael seem to have some sort of agreement going, it's kind of obvious that if you say 'no,' the deal's off. Come back to the problem at hand: Are you part of the problem, or are you part of the solution? If you're not keen on the deal, I'll leave right now." I was getting angry, but my anger doesn't last very long. It's always been like that, water off a duck's back. I was settling. She smiled, and said, "Fair enough. I guess I'm not one of those people who get invited to live at Castle Shardik, huh?" "No, you're not. The people who live there know I'm only human." "Must be a nice place," she said wryly. "It is. So, from your point of view, are you a 'Yay' sayer or a 'Nay' sayer?" She paused for a second. She had a cute smile, I realized. "I guess I'm a 'Yay.'" "Do you want anything to do with the child?" She paused again. She always took a lot of thought before speaking, I noticed. "I guess... Well, obviously the child is going to be yours and P'nyssa's, with no suggestion that there's something missing." "Yeah, but it's also kind of obvious that the kid is going to know before he's ten that Mommy and Daddy aren't quite. |