"It's strange that, being a girl, you don't know how to cook," Calvin commented, guiding Ethlyn through the steps of preparing chicken.

"Don't tell me your thinking is that old, believing girls are born to handle the kitchen and family," Ethlyn said, frowning at his words.

"No, obviously not. I'm sorry if I sounded that way," Calvin quickly corrected himself. "Even my youngest sister, Liara, doesn't know how to cook. Hell, she doesn't even know how to fight. But that's because she spent her entire life buried in books."

"You might not believe me, but she graduated high school at the age of twelve," Calvin said. "She was an extraordinary...