<strong>Tahline Hunithundlin</strong><br/><br/>I pale slightly at her explanation, realizing how much work had just been shot away if mother knew the truth of what had happened.  So much work to carefully set things up, manipulating sis into saying or doing the right thing at the right time...all of it for naught if they knew all along.  It wasn't<em>fair</em>.  Then again, I should think about whom it was I learned to manipulate and cheat from....<br/><br/>I give her a heartfelt whimper, pouting, "a...a week?  A<em>week</em>?!?  I...you want me to sleep in another room for a<em>week</em>?!?  That's cruel, Caline!  That's worse  than what grandmother did to Sanhiel when his pets got loose at her house!  That's...I mean...mother would<em>never</em>approve!  I mean...think of<em>my</em>needs, Caline!  I just...I mean...can I at least seduce one of the locals?!?"