Janius had been endeared by Leeus' enthusiasm, but her last comment had him sitting with his mouth slightly parted, adding to the speechlessness Julan expressed. He looked to Kaleeth. [i]"Did I understand that Jel correctly? It sounded like she was suggesting Julan can turn himself from a man into a woman."[/i]

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"I'll send word ahead and we can organise a meeting," Calia said. "We will bring samples to demonstrate our wine in breadth."

Llarasa grinned. "So, perhaps a bit less directly than how they're doing it here?" She lifted a hand. "No, that's not fair with all the work you two would have put in. But...Vasiq, your family are all such prolific merchants. I'm interested to know what it was like growing up with Ahnasha for a sister."