paris rubbed at a sudden ache in his chest , praying it would go away . they are not permitted in our land . `` tell me about our relationship to s.i.s . '' the pain of the evening wore on her . i played to him this time , not to the audience . `` did you enjoy watching me work out ? '' he 'd tried to deny it , but he knew he was excited about dinner with his mysterious woman . panic in the rat world was a kind of disease that could be caught too easily . 