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Calysta was more than happy to leave the reporter behind and return relaxing with Illya and the kids. It had been a difficult meeting in more ways than one. The woman had wanted to talk about things that she had thought herself prepared for, but really wasn't. The things that were being said...

The hunt went well the second day. Both teams of hunters brought back sizeable Nyte Beasts and the real party could start after they were cooking. Teams of hunters rendered the meat in a variety of ways after gutting the animals. The usable organs and fat went into cleaned and cooked intestines...

Eleanor sat with her hands folded over one another staring at the pimp named Scooter. He was rather unassuming to be a pimp, but then again in her world nobody looked like what they really were. She arched an eyebrow at him as he peered at her over the top of his glasses. "What is the hard way?"...

Tikan jumped and used his foot to push off into the lower hanging branches of a tree just as the herd of beasts came thundering below him. He squeezed his core and kept his legs out of their path as he held fast to the rough barked limb. In the distance he could hear the wild cat screaming as...

"What can I help you with today, Madam?" The lingerie store clerk gave her a friendly greeting as she meandered the wares. All of them looked fairly ordinary. Ones she already had in the closet, thinking that she might be using them when she was newly married, and none of which had gone over...

Getting to Starseer base, the closest star base on the boarder of the embargo had been difficult. She was a few steps ahead of anyone on her tail, for now, but there was no such thing as true safety. Safety was a sliding scale that never reached its zenith and stayed there. There was always...

Calysta grinned when Illya smiled at the blanket fort. She wasnt sure if he'd actually like it or find it a little strange. The fact that he stripped out of his pants and scuttled over to her made his pleasure clear. He kissed her and then they climbed inside. It was cozy inside and she laughed...

Calysta was brushing her long dark hair when she poked her head out of the bathroom. She knew if they had fun later, it would end up tangled again, but it could at least start out brushed. When she came into the bedroom , brushing the ends with a soft bristled brush, she nearly jumped when Illya...

The Reylians were all happy to have the crew and the councilwoman among them. Elderly Reys sat in the sun watching the children and giving out snacks or making crafts while others filled the streets and waved to their visitors. The sounds of games came from all over the city and the Reylian...

It surprised her when Ehud grabbed her hand and tucked it safely under his own. It was warm and only calloused a bit had his finger tips, the only evidence he had of being a tailor at times. She rolled in a little closer to him so she was tucked into his arm with her hand on his chest and...

Listening to Illya talk about his men like they were brothers put a soft smile on Calysta's face. Dane didn't want to miss the grand hunt and neither did Saar it seemed. She didn't have the heart to deny them either and it was probably good to have an extra guard around at any rate. "Aye it will...

Calysta walked with Illya into their house. Dinner with Hale and Moryn had gone well after the pleasure house. She dared to think Hale and Illya got along very well and seemed to have a budding friendship. It was something she would absolutely encourage too. Now, it was time for rest and...

“Well, I guess I was jes anxious for yah tah see little surprise. I jes have dah house get little update so dat yah would have nice surprise when yah come home….Maybe yah jes nap wit meh little bit. We have counsel meeting tahnight." Calysta looked around their bedroom and found herself without...

Everything her grandparents had been taken away felt as if it was happening to someone else. Calysta smiled and nodded at the reception as if nothing had ever happened. It was a veil. A mask of calm. If she pretended not to care that she had just been so exposed, then she wouldn't actually care...

Calysta watched Illya dash out of the room in his boxers, looking for all the world as if he'd stuck his finger into an electrical socket. His hair stood in every direction imaginable as he performed a story for the kids. Cypher and Lohgan were old enough now to know they were just stories, but...

Calysta followed the natural flow of the museum, letting of the children play on the play ground, eat their snack, and even get something in the gift shop. She was glad Illya had let the two Ewenian boys know they could bring something home too. She wondered if their mothers would allow them to...

Calysta knew Illya wasn't feeling well at all when he asked if they could just snuggle. She wrapped around him and much as she could and occasionally checked his temperature with gentle touches of his cheeks and forehead. However, after awhile, she began to drift off. She was tired from the day...

They took the children home with them. Calysta was soaked and her lips had turned a frightening shade of blue by the time they hiked the stairs with the two boys who had all but given up coming with them. She knew this was a trap set. If she had said she wanted to give them protocol punishment...

Calysta's heart was pounding. She knew it was just water and flour, but between the sudden, cruelly cold dousing of rain water and being hit in the side of the face with a packet of flour, then being jerked backward by Koda, her adrenaline was pumping. Her hands were shaking with the reaction of...

Calysta left the lodging reluctantly with Koda and Rezna at her back in their security wear. It felt strange to leave without him. Like she was missing something and needed to go back to get it. When had she gotten so used to having him by her side? It wasn't that she was afraid to go out...