<strong>Several Hours Later</strong><br/><br/>Enough time to renew various relationships in the ways desired, and for Kage to manage to heal her bruises enough that she could move under her own power, though not quite fully healed, her bruises were healing fast enough that she was able to move and walk herself.  They were still in the pool room, though many of the party members were lounging outside of the pools rather then in them, and there were a few drinks as refreshments, while the group chatted... though on occasion, a pair or trio might draw to one side of the room for more,<em>intimate </em>discussions, no one said a thing about them.  And for those who wanted more.. private intimacies, the adjacent room with it's curtained off areas, lounges and refreshments was available.<br/><br/>Steel Orchid and her mate, Silver Feather had joined in the last hour or so and the main topic of discussion was what the Deliberative wanted of them... a matter that Reflections spoke up about.  "I put in an inquiry, an called in a favor of sorts, it seems we are optimally placed to posistion Loran in a location that would be much more difficult to reach without us there."<br/><br/><strong>Outer Room</strong><br/><br/>Meanwhile, in the outer room of the gathering, the recieving area if you will, Silver Grace waited, remaining as still as could be, for Jay to arrive, she could hear the murmering in the pool room, but it was of minor importance to her, of greater importance was the arrival of her Solar Mate... if she could persuade him to embrace it.  Did she want him too?  Did she not?  More then a decade of being avoided had her, uncertain, which was uncomfortable for her, she hadn't been this uncertain in decades.  When Jay finally did arrive she stilled herself to keep from running to him, let him approach her, she didn't want to spook him as she apparently had in the past and she watched him, waiting for the solar to approach her and speak.