"Yes...yes...fill in the blanks."  Valdred replied distractedly as he slowly stood up.  Slipping out of the heels that he was wearing made it easier to stand.  "This is only temporary after all.  I'm sure that Lyrre's expert will be able to help to reverse this...change." he spoke with the certainty of someone who was faced with an uncertainty that he didn't want to even think about.<br/><br/>Valdreds backpack and equipment were lying a short distance away.  As he walked over to them, he deliberately averted his gaze from the changing Jessica.  As beautiful as she might now, it was not proper for someone of his social standing, no matter how minor, to be gaping at changing women.  Even if he was now one of them.<br/><br/>No, he wasn't going to think about that.  A good marriage was the only way to salvage the Holdenfast name and lands and Valdred didn't want to think about how his parents would react to finding out that their son was now their daughter.<br/><br/>Temporarily their daughter.<br/>