Redsand Canyon A boombox is not a toy!

God, she was talkative. And he thought himself talkative. Yeah, right.

He stood through it all, even the news about Reyson. . .banging. . .someone in Epoch. Okay, whatever.

What other sorts of things does he want you to know? Killdeer asked, latching onto the most intriguing part of that diatribe. He didn't want to be promoted based on sex or nepotism, so he was interested in knowing what Germanicus was looking for in a leader.

And, besides, the more he asked about technical stuff, the less Tierra would talk about his mother's sex life. Like, yuck.