"Well, I was the best looking, even if James fussed over himself more than any woman might," Helen said, grinning a bit at the memory. It was perhaps unfair to tease James when he couldn't defend himself but Helen had never entirely been fair.

"We were all different, in our way, and different again once the Blood came into play. And now we find ourselves somewhere new entirely, you and I. Back home in our era with all the knowledge that comes later. It's tempting to stay and change it, isn't it?"