Think back."Aaron looked at Dao questioningly but Dao continued to hold up his hand. Aaron closed his eyes and thought, really reflected on his past. ...e did not know how long the retrospective look back through his travels lasted; it was as if time stood still waiting on him to finish.Aaron went back over his life since awakening the rose swords, and there it was. He had another inspiration and went further back and realized it had been there all along, at different times, but always at the. Strange runes I’ve never seen before.” That seemed to pique Mithayu’s interest. He plucked the arrow up, frowning curiously, and brought the arrow up closer to his squinting eyes. “Yes, I see them. Curious indeed. They are runes of power, that much is sure. They…” The arrow slid from Mithayu’s fingers, falling to the countertop and resting on its side between them. He stared down at the arrow, his squinting, rheumy eyes wide now. His hands trembled violently. “What is it? Do you recognize. It took me a second, but then I realized theywere probably picturing me with Lee. Ugh! Becki looked a bit put out thatwe were late, Phoebe was looking at the images on the camera in her hands,and Tonya just sat there with her arms crossed over her generous chest."Hey, guys," Sarah said, plopping down across from Danny. "Sorry we'relate."I took the spot next to Phoebe, directly across from Becki. "Totally myfault," I added."I hope we can get started now," Becki said, flipping open a. ”The Pixie and Agent Summers agreed to go to one of my penthouses a few blocks from the meeting location I was about to have with the labor union bosses hounding the women making the pedal-less bikes. It was more to have a place close to get Desi if things got nasty.Agent Summers could also use it as her reason why she didn’t answer her phone when the FBI did their thing at the mints with those from Becky’s family that crawled out from under their rocks.When we got there, the requisite thugs.