Vance waited for Carmen to leave the room before talking again.
"I thought you said you can only heal people you like? And people who you hate, it only makes things worse?" He asked wondering about what she meant by that.
He couldn't imagine what it would be like having your marriage arranged for you. He felt a sting of sympathy for the girl he just met. He had been thrown into this culture full force only a short time ago. He knew that he had a lot to learn, but he felt like he had asked enough questions for now. He didn't want to be impolite.

His mind then went to what Carmen said to him "She's all mine and no matter what you do, she always will be." Again, he thought about how he had met her only a little while ago.
Why is he so scared? Maybe there is something going on I don't know about? But what could I do even if I wanted to? First off, she is a princess, already out of my league. Second, if I tried something, I could cause a war between the two civilizations, and that wouldn't be good. I mean, I want to help her, she is obviously in pain over this. But I don't know how I would, or if I could. Vance sighed, knowing that she probably heard every thought.

"By the way, sorry about the men back at the colony, most of the people who come here are cons and just looking for a way out of death. Others, just wanted to get off earth."

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