<span style="color: #b300b3">“Oh, you’ll get closer than you ever could with me on that hospital bed. It’s just a matter of when you do.”</span>She nodded and smiled with pride.<span style="color: #b300b3">“I can’t speak it but I’m learning to read slowly. I’m learning some of the shapes, anyways.” </span>She smiled up at the waiter and offered them a translation crystal.<span style="color: #b300b3">“I’m always prepared, my dear.”</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>