“Dwelling on suffering, Kate, only lets the person who have inflected the suffering win.”  Ali informed Kate, his voice a level that he didn’t truly feel but he knew if he let the anger touch him that he would be truly lost.”  When Peel informed that the bitch deserved worse he did smile and he looked over to the man and he nodded his head.  Ali liked people like Peel, he always knew where he stood with them.  The thought of a slave getting apple cider would be laughable if he had heard that but when she told him that he would smile more he said, “Keeping Peel around will do that, Kate, he has a sense of humor a man can truly appreciate.”<br/><br/>“Trillian Brevir Lyons.”  What an odd name, but he supposed it was as good as any and Trillian looked over to Kate and he nodded his head a little bit, “I do not know if I am ever safe, Kate, but I will try and be as unconcerned about the future as possible.”  Taking the peppermint leaves he took one bite and promptly spat them out as he said to Kate, “That has to be the foulest thing I have ever tasted Kate.  It makes my teeth hurt too.”<br/><br/>Trillian blinked as he was informed that he was going to Kate’s room … he was just a common man what would a lady like that be taking him to her room for, he looked at her a little aghast as he wondered what Kate wanted from him.  Keeping still he pretended to be asleep, which wasn’t hard he really didn’t want to move at all.  Soon the pretending was reality passed out…<br/><br/><br/>… to find him awake in Kate’s -bed- and he wondered what the heck was going on as Trillian sat up sharply which made his head swim and he looked around as he looked at the food and back at his changed clothes and he licked his lips and he bit his lower lip and looked back at Kate and Ann and he simply said, “Yes Ma’am.”  Kate was out of her mind he had decided but at least he knew that he was going to be okay he supposed, but he wasn’t sure how this ‘father’ of hers would respond to a big, full grown, naked man in his daughters bed.  Wait.. did she say bath… he blushed darkly as he looked over to Ann helplessly, he wondered if Kate arranged -everyone- whether they were well or sick and he licked his lips a moment and decided he was too miserable to fight Kate and he ate his food.  “Just no more peppermint.. please.”