“So how are you and Kent looking forward to the birth?” “Well, how can you really prepare for such a big event? We’ve got nappies, got a plan ...or when I go into labour, started talking about baby names….what else can we do?” “You know I’m really proud of you. After everything with your father, you could have gone in the wrong direction. I’m just glad you’ve found happiness with a man you really love.” Sulama pursed her lips before speaking. “What about you though mum? I want you to be happy.. ”“Do we have them all, Mage Morgana?” Simon asked quietly into the deep silence.“Yes, although we took casualties taking down Mage Randolph in the Department of Magical Regulation,” Morgana replied.“He’s a good man and a very powerful Mage,” Hermione sighed.“Damned good, Mages Rinku and Nisha will be in intensive care for months growing a new set of legs,” Morgana said with a wince.“Have them transferred to the medical wing at Kurukshetra, Mage Rowenna. They’re in your care now,” Simon. "It's actually not as far-fetched as it sounds. Well it is, but that doesn't mean it makes any less sense. What if mom's right? What if the Griffins are at the root of everything? And you know what? I think I know a way to find out either way!"Wendy felt relieved that Jamie and Chris seemed to be with her and maybe a little surprised that no one even thought enough of her confession that it merited as much as a snide comment. She wondered what Chris had in mind for checking out her suspicions. Sophia described what had happened."You guys made love in anger?" Mary asked, a bit worried."No. I wasn't really angry, and I'm pretty sure he wasn't either. We were needy and desperate, both of us. Sometimes I forget that I'm not the only one in this relationship that can get needy. Trying to wait for a while was as much of a strain on Warren as it was on me, even though he proposed it. The dam just broke, is all. Look, sex was an important part of our relationship from the beginning. And it.