"Get him to quit, too. It's bad for everyone." She sighs, a little frustrated. "I always knew it was bad, but I had no idea how bad until I started reading modern medical literature. I've been trying to start an anti-smoking campaign. Perhaps without a huge tobacco company lobbying against me, I'll have better luck."

She smiles shyly. "I flew myself. I was a swan." That's probably not the answer the Shadow was expecting. Or looking forward to. Oh, well. "I still dream about it. Is it hard to fly a plane? It must be hard." All those gauges and switches... it was so simple to spread her wings and do what came naturally.