//Paper dolls, hm?// Jono gave a little nod of approval as he looked over the toy. //You've done a lot for them, Sunshine. I'm not surprised they're so eager to show you they care. They can't praise you enough, when I get the opportunity in edgewise to get down to teach them a bit of self-defense.//

Because in Kaeleer, it certainly couldn't hurt.

//You're handling it better than I did on my birthday,// he added, a touch wryly. //I hid.//

She probably remembered, Jono. The birthday sex had been fantastic.