"You are a woman, you do realize this,<em>Lexis</em>," Dan lectured her from the front seat.   "This was going to happen, but initially not for...I'll be on the lower end and say five years?  Though there are those young and skilled enough to make it to fifteen, but I doubt that will be the case for either of you.  It is best that you start learning now what will be expected of you..."<br/><br/>He turned in the seat to them again.  "...or shall we say that this conversation never happened?  That you don't wish to proceed to this stage right away?"  Go forward...or go back.  Wasn't any other choice for them to work with.  They would fight, or they would have children.<br/><br/>Which was it?