Vadya shook her head and walked down across the sand to the edge of the shore.  She stopped just at the edge of the water and sat down, letting the cool of the sea wash over her feet through the straps of the sandals.  The thief had been there for only a few minutes, but he had drudged up a lot of old feelings.  When Marcos came up beside her she spoke quietly.<br/><br/>"Have you lost a lot of people in your life?"