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last minute to say some other nasty comment to the group of girls she was with and I hit her nose instead.”
    A startled chuckle escaped Saber. “Did you make her bleed?” He asked in curiosity.
    “Maybe a little,” she said with a twinkle in her eye. “The teacher wanted to know what was going on. One of the guys in the class told him what she called me.”
    “Guys? Since when do they allow the males close to the females in the schools?” Saber demanded with a frown. “It was always forbidden for warriors in training and females to attend the same schools.”
    Taylor shrugged. “I don’t know. Maybe it’s because Buzz and the other guys aren’t training to be warriors. Buzz said he wanted to go into medical training,” she explained. “I was hoping I’d get suspended from school. Then, I could help you out more. Instead, the teacher complimented me on my defense and told the other girls that such behavior was unbecoming of a member of the Trivator species.”
    Saber shook his head. “You have the right to defend yourself,” he argued.
    “That’s the same thing that Buzz said,” Taylor replied with a sigh. “He’s started helping me with some of my classes. That’s why I was late today. We’re meeting every afternoon after school for an hour and for two hours on the weekends.”
    “He… You are meeting another male after school?” Saber asked in shock, releasing her arms and stepping back so he could frown down at her. “Where? Is Hunter aware of this? Who is your chaperone?”
    Taylor looked at him with a raised eyebrow. “You’re kidding me, right? I mean, you aren’t serious about needing a chaperone, are you? And, of course, Hunter is okay with it! Why shouldn’t he be? Buzz is super nice and I think it is really sweet of him to not only stand up for me, but offer to help me with the classes I’m having trouble in.”
    “You are not allowed to be alone with another male, Taylor,” Saber ordered in a firm voice. “It is not… proper.”
    Taylor rolled her eyes at him and shook her head. “That’s what Hunter said until Jesse had a talk with him. He’s cool with it now. It isn’t like I’m interested in Buzz in, you know, that way,” she added with a sigh. “Anyway, let’s get started. Talking about school is depressing. I’d rather talk about other things.”
    “What do you mean by ‘that’ way? And what other things,” Saber asked, frowning when she grabbed the painting wand out of his hand and danced away.
    “I meant boys, of course,” she said with a shrug. “Buzz is cute, but I’m not about to blow my relationship with him. I’d rather talk about what new ideas you have for the house. I thought about your idea of putting in a long pool in the central garden. Water features are always nice.”
    Saber’s mind was still stuck on ‘Buzz is cute’. He listened as Taylor talked about the different plants that Shana and Scout, Hunter’s parents, had at their house, before she described the new ones that Bronze, Charma’s Amate , was currently planting around Jesse and Hunter’s garden.
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    A week later, Saber stood in the same spot. He knew that Taylor was on her way. His gaze flickered to the tracking device he had placed on her air bike. After her comment about meeting with Buzz to study, he decided if Hunter wasn’t going to monitor Taylor’s whereabouts the way he should, then Saber would take over those duties.
    The scanner showed that she was almost there. Turning, he patiently waited as the sound of her air bike resonated through the house. Time seemed to crawl to a stop as he waited for her to enter the house.
    “Hey, Saber, I’m here,” she hollered as she stepped into the house.
    “I’m here,” he replied in a quiet voice.
    “Hey, what are we…,” her voice faded when she saw what he was wearing. “You’re leaving,” she whispered, staring at him in shock.
    “Yes, Dagger and I have been assigned a new mission,” he