"I'm perfectly safe here ma'am," she noted. "I did a very good job of losing the man after me, even shook the handlers who were trying to help me, and they figure that staying here in a quiet little town is best." She was a little better at lying, honestly, came from world hopping.

"Besides, I'm living with the sheriff and now that I'm back on my feet I can pick up my self defense stuff again. As for how long..." she shrugged, at a complete loss for ideas. "Trial for the guy I testified against, then making sure he doesn't have any friends left outside...could be a while."