Lisle backed off, making sure not to look too relieved.  That attitude suddenly became easier to maintain as Gerlinde dropped the news that there was going to be another operation.<br/><br/>She felt her stomach drop.<br/><br/>"What - needs to be done?" she asked with a feeling of trepidation.  She remembered talk about changing her ears - and a tail.  That might be something she can cope with, but what if there was something more?  Would she be able to trade good behavior for bits of humanity?