The pegasus expression was needed comical, for Dancer's mind was just confused by how any of that would work. She was no prude, but at the same time she felt her stomach churn. [i]If Scroll heard that, he'd probably faint[/i], she thought. 

It comforted Dancer to hear the truth from Torrential. She had guessed that the stories were created to satisfy the low brow imaginations of a good many workers. She was a bit disappointed that she wasn't going to learn what was said at the meeting, but it wasn't her business after all. 

But it was the last bit of information that caused her eyes to widen. "Your blessing", she said. She could imagine that experience would have frightened the Supreme Commander. "But why? How?"