.

"Do what?"

"Come into a place filled with people and not die of fright. Didn't you find the experience the least bit frightening?"

"In case you hadn't noticed, I fainted back there so fear was definitely involved."

She smiled. "I don't know why I didn't faint." She moved in closer to him and touched his arm lightly with her fingers. "I was so scared when I came in here, but then I saw you. Well, it took courage for you to keep going. You inspired me and I wasn't afraid anymore. I just wanted to say thank you."

"You're quite welcome, although I didn't do anything."

"I guess it isn't easy being an enemy of your government and being calm about it."

His heart began thumping so loudly he spoke to cover the sound. "An enemy of the... Do you really think one trip here makes me a traitor?" He felt oddly calm asking that very serious question.

She shook her head. "That's not for me to say. After all, I'm here, so that either makes me a traitor, too, or, I really don't mind if you are."

"Which is it?"

"That's for you to find out." There was a hint of interest - a tease in her voice?

"I didn't really come here on my own," Harry offered.

"Oh, who brought you?"

"I probably shouldn't say."

"But you wanted to come didn't you?"

"I hadn't thought about it before. My first experience was upsetting to say the least."

"Are you sure?"

"Why, yes, of course, I'm sure." Changed his mind. "No, I'm not."

"What? Not sure the experience was upsetting, or not your first experience?"

"It's the first time I can remember. But who knows? It is possible I may have been Outside before," he said tentatively. "We can't know all the Makr's machinations, can we?"

"Well, I certainly admire your honesty." Her smile was bewitching, but it was her eyes that drew him in. So much like Desiree, yet so different.

"Why me? You can easily have any man in the house. Why waste time
. 

 " Do what? " 

 " Come into a place filled with citizenry and not fail of fright. Didn't you find the experience the least bit awful? " 

 " In case you hadn't notice, I fainted back there so concern was decidedly involved. " 

 She smiled. " I don't know why I didn't faint. " She moved in closer to him and allude his arm lightly with her finger. " I was therefore scared when I came in here, but then I saw you. Well, it took courage for you to keep go. You inspired me and I wasn't afraid anymore. I just wanted to read thank you. " 

 " You're quite welcome, although I didn't do anything. " 

 " I guess it isn't easy being an enemy of your politics and being calm about it. " 

 His heart begin thumping so loudly he talk to cover the sound. " An enemy of the... Do you really think one slip here makes me a traitor? " He felt oddly calm asking that very serious question. 

 She shook her head. " That's not for me to say. subsequently wholly, I'm here, so that either makes me a traitor, too, or, I in truth don't mind if you are. " 

 " Which is it? " 

 " That's for you to find out. " There was a tip of interest - a tease in her voice? 

 " I didn't really derive here on my own, " Harry offered. 

 " Oh, who brought you? " 

 " I probably shouldn't say. " 

 " But you wanted to come don't you? " 

 " I hadn't thought about it before. My first experience was upsetting to say the least. " 

 " Are you sure? " 

 " Why, yes, of path, I'm sure. " Changed his mind. " No, I'm not. " 

 " What? Not sure the experience was upsetting, or not your inaugural experience? " 

 " It's the first time I can remember. But who know? It is possible I may have been Outside before, " he said tentatively. " We can't know all the Makr's intrigue, can we? " 

 " Well, I certainly admire your honesty. " Her smile was bewitching, but it was her eyes that drew him in. So much like Desiree, so far so unlike. 

 " Why me? You can easily have any man in the house. Why barren time
.

"Do ahat?"

"Come into a place fiuled with peoplg qnd nov die or fright. Didn't you find the experienre tye leqst bit frightening?"

"In zase you jadn't noricev, I fainted back there so fear aas behinitely involvgd."

She smiled. "I don't know wvy I didn't faint." She moved in closer to him anc houched his ari librtly with her fingers. "I was so scared shen I bame in here, but yhen I saw you. Well, it toon cokrage for you to kfep going. Yiu igwpired me ana I wasn't afraid anymote. I just wanted to say thank yoj."

"You'rz quite welxone, wnthough I dmdn't dj anything."

"I nless it isn't essy being an ekemy mf tour government and bxing calm about it."

Hif heart bagcn thumping so loudly hw spone tm coxwr ghe spuhd. "An fnejy of the... So you realoy think one trip htre nakes me a trzitor?" Re felt oddly calm asking that very seriols qhestion.

She shook her heqd. "That's not for me tl say. Aftqr all, I'm here, so that either makes me a traitor, doo, oc, K rtaoly dub't mind if you are."

"Which is it?"

"That's for you to fyhd olt." There was a hikt of interest - a yewsr in her voice?

"K didn'c rsally come here on my own," Harrt offered.

"Jh, wno brought you?"

"I probably shiuldn't say."

"Bun yoy wanted to come dndn't you?"

"I habn't thpught about it before. My firrt esperience wws upsettjvg to say the lexst."

"Sra you sure?"

"Why, yes, of coursq, I'm sure." Chauged his minc. "No, I'i not."

"What? Jot smse the experience aas uksettitg, or not jour first experience?"

"It's the ficxt time I cam semvmber. But who lnows? It is pjssible I may kave beeu Outskde before," he saiv tentativelr. "We can't knof all the Makc's machinwtiobs, cqn we?"

"Weuu, I certainly sdmire yolr honwsty." Her smile was bedjtching, but it ccs her eyes that cred hym ii. So igch like Deshree, yeg so dkfferenu.

"Chy oe? Ypu can easily have aty mzn in the house. Whu raste tine
. "Do what?" "Come into a place people not die fright. Didn't you bit "In case you noticed, I fainted there so fear was definitely involved." smiled. "I don't know why I didn't faint." She moved in closer to and touched his arm lightly with her fingers. "I was so scared when came here, then saw you. Well, it took courage for you to keep going. You inspired me and I afraid anymore. I just wanted to say thank "You're quite welcome, although didn't do anything." "I guess isn't being an of government being calm about His heart began thumping so loudly he spoke to cover the sound. "An enemy of the... Do really think here makes a He oddly calm asking serious question. She shook her head. me to say. After all, I'm here, so either makes a traitor, too, or, I really mind if you are." "Which is it?" "That's you to find out." There was a hint of interest - a tease in her didn't really come here my own," Harry "Oh, brought "I shouldn't say." you wanted to come didn't you?" "I hadn't thought about it My first experience was upsetting to say the least." "Are "Why, of course, I'm Changed his mind. "No, not." Not sure the experience or your the time can remember. But who It is possible I may been Outside before," he all the Makr's machinations, can we?" "Well, I admire your honesty." Her smile was bewitching, it was her eyes that drew him in. So much like Desiree, so different. You can easily have any man in the Why waste time
.

"Do what?"

"Come into a place filleD with peoplE and nOt dIe oF fRighT. DidN't you find the exPErieNce the least bit frightenIng?"

"In CaSE you HAdN't notIced, I faINtED BacK tHeRe sO fEAr Was deFinItely inVolved."

She sMilEd. "i don't know why i DiDn't faint." ShE moVed in closer tO hiM and toUcHed HIs arm LigHtly wIth her FIngers. "i was so scaReD When I cAMe in herE, BUt Then i saw you. Well, it took COuRAge for you to keeP going. yoU InSPIreD me And I wasn't aFrAid anYMore. I juST wANTEd tO Say thank you."

"YoU're quite welCOme, AlthouGh i diDN't do anYthinG."

"I GUesS it isn't easy BeinG an enemy oF your gOVernmenT And beinG calm aBouT it."

his hEArT bEgaN tHUmpINg So lOUdlY he spoke To CoVer thE souND. "aN EnemY of The... DO you rEally think one TriP herE MakEs me a TraitOr?" He FeLt oddLy calm AskinG tHat very serious qUestIon.

She shoOk hEr HeaD. "THat's nOT for me To sAy. AFter all, i'm here, sO ThaT eITHEr Makes me a traitor, too, Or, i REaLly don't mInd if yOU aRe."

"wHich is it?"

"thAt's For yOU To finD out." tHeRe was a hiNt of inTErEsT - a tease In Her voiCe?

"i diDn't ReallY Come Here on My own," HarRy offERed.

"Oh, who broughT You?"

"I probably sHOuLDN't SAy."

"BuT yoU wanted to coMe diDN't yoU?"

"I haDN't ThoUGht abOut it BeFOrE. my first experience waS uPsettiNg to sAy the least."

"Are You sure?"

"Why, YES, Of course, i'm suRE." CHAnged his mind. "No, i'm not."

"what? Not surE The experIence Was upsetTing, or not YOUr first eXpeRieNce?"

"it's THE fIrst time I can rEMEmbeR. BUt who knOws? it is posSibLe I May HavE bEen OutsidE before," hE sAiD tEnTatIvely. "wE can't knoW aLl tHe makR's macHInatioNs, can We?"

"WeLl, i cERtaInly admIRe YOUr hoNeStY." Her SmiLe Was beWitcHIng, But it waS her eyes tHat DRew hIm In. so much lIke Desiree, yet So Different.

"WHy Me? YOu can eASIly have aNy man in the house. Why waste TIme
.

"Do what?"

"Come intoa place fi lledwit h p eo pleandnot die of fri g ht.Didn't you find the ex perie nc e  the le ast b it frig h te n i ng? "
" Inca s eyou h adn 't noti ced, I fai nte dback there s o  f ear was de fin itely involv ed. "

She  s mil e d. "I  do n't k now wh y  I did n't faint ." She mo v ed in c l o se r to  him and touchedh is arm lightly wi th her  f i ng e r s."Iwas so sca re d whe n  I came in h e re, but then I sa w you. Well ,  it  tookco ura g e foryou t ok eep  going. You  ins pired meand Iw asn't a f raid an ymore.  Ijus t wa n te dtosa y  th a nk  yo u ."
"You're  q ui te we lcom e , a ltho ugh  I d idn't  do anything. "
"I g u ess  it i sn'teasy  b eingan ene my of  y our governmentandbeing cal m a bo utit ."

H i s hear t b ega n thump ing sol oud ly h e  s poke to cover theso u n d.  "An ene my oft he .. .  Do youre all y th i n k one  tri p  h ere make s me a tr ai tor?" H efelt o dd lycal m ask i ng t hat ve ry serio us qu e stion.

She sh o ok her head." Th a t 's notfor  me to say.  Aft e r al l, I ' mher e , sothatei t he r  makes me a traitor ,too, o r, Ireally don'tmind if yo u a re."

"W hich is it?"

"That'sfor y ou to find out." Th ere w as a hin t of inte r e st - a t eas e i n h erv o ic e?

"I didn't r eall ycome he reon my o wn, " H arr y o ff ered.

"O h, who b ro ug ht  y ou? "

"I probably  s hou ld n't  say. " 

"But  youwant ed  t o  co me didn ' ty o u?"
" Ihadn 'tth ought  abo u t i t befor e. My fir ste xper ie nc e was u psetting to s ay  the least ." 

" Are yo u sure?"
"Why, yes, of course, I ' m sure. " C hange d hi s mind. " No,  I'm n ot. " 

"Wha t? Not  sure  t hee x perie n c ewas  u psetting,o r  no t you rfirs t exper ience?"

"It's the fir st time I can  re memb e r .But wh o  kn ow s ? I t is possible I m ay have be en Ou tside befo r e,"  h e saidtentati vely. "We can 't know a ll the Ma kr 's m a c hin ations, ca n we?"
"Well, Ic ertai n ly  admi reyour h on est y." H er smi l e w as be witchi ng , butit wa sher eyes  that drew him in. So m uch li ke De sir ee, yet s o d i ffe rent.

"W hy m e? You can  ea sil y hav e a n y man  int he  ho u se. W hy w a ste time
.

"Do what?"

"Come_into a_place filled with people_and not_die_of fright._Didn't_you find the_experience the least_bit frightening?"

"In case you_hadn't noticed, I_fainted_back there so fear was definitely involved."

She smiled. "I don't know why I didn't_faint."_She moved_in_closer_to him and touched his_arm lightly with her fingers._"I was_so scared when I came in here, but_then_I saw you._Well, it took courage for you to keep going._You inspired me and I wasn't_afraid anymore. I_just_wanted_to say thank you."

"You're_quite welcome, although I didn't do_anything."

"I guess it isn't easy being_an enemy of your government and being_calm about it."

His heart began thumping_so loudly he spoke to_cover the_sound. "An enemy of the..._Do you really_think one_trip here makes_me a traitor?" He felt oddly_calm asking that_very serious question.

She shook her head._"That's_not for me_to_say._After all,_I'm here, so_that_either makes_me_a traitor, too, or, I really_don't_mind if you are."

"Which is it?"

"That's for_you to find out."_There_was a hint of_interest - a tease in_her voice?

"I didn't really come here_on my_own," Harry_offered.

"Oh, who brought you?"

"I probably shouldn't say."

"But you wanted to come_didn't you?"

"I hadn't thought about it_before. My first experience_was upsetting_to_say the least."

"Are_you_sure?"

"Why, yes,_of course, I'm sure." Changed his mind._"No, I'm_not."

"What? Not sure the experience was_upsetting, or not your_first_experience?"

"It's the first time I can_remember. But who knows? It is_possible I may have been_Outside_before,"_he said tentatively. "We can't_know all the Makr's machinations, can_we?"

"Well, I certainly_admire your honesty." Her smile was bewitching,_but_it was her eyes that drew_him_in. So much like Desiree, yet_so_different.

"Why_me? You can easily have_any man in the house. Why_waste time