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@@@@@Kyle put his arms around her waist, and she let him pull her into his sideShe clung there, as if he were an anchor, her pillar of safety Never thought I'd say that?I won't let anyone hurt youYour name is Sunny?? I asked softly The woman's eyes flashed up to Kyle's faceYou don't have to be afraid of Wanda?Her real name is longer?something about ice ?Sunlight Passing Through the Ice,? she whispered to me I saw Jeb's eyes brighten with his unquenchable curiosity ?She doesn't mind being called just Sunny, thoughShe said it was fine,? Kyle assured meHer eyes flickered from my face to Kyle's and back againThe other men were totally silent and totally motionlessThe little circle of calm soothed her a bit, I could seeShe must have been able to feel the change in the atmosphereThere was no hostility toward her, none at all ?I was a Bear, too, Sunny,? I told her, trying to make her feel just a little more comfortable ?They called me Lives in the Stars, then ?Lives in the Stars,? she whispered, her eyes somehow, impossibly, getting wider I suppressed a groan?You lived in the second crystal city, I guessI heard the story so many times?? ?Did you like being a Bear, Sunny?? I asked quicklyI didn't really want to get into my history right now?Were you happy there?? Her face crumpled at my questions; her eyes locked onto Kyle's face and filled with te