(blocked) asks:
> I presume John is in love but is it clouding his judgement ?
> After spending all that time in the war room
> worrying/fretting/planning I was expecting a more extreme
> reaction when the 'White Stars' were revealed - maybe something
> along the lines of 'Why the hell did'nt you tell me about this
> before ?'

Well, as she indicates, she didn't *have* them before.

jms