"It will be the Tuatha Dé Danann, they already control four worlds, Falias, Gorias, Finias and Murias and are constantly looking to expand, if only b...cause they struggle to contain their military if they don't." What about the Æsir?" I asked."Their Mages live in a loose confederation of Earths," said Arch. "They've never really shown any interest in expanding, merely enjoying a lot of political infighting in Valaskjalf, their heartworld. I'm not saying it's impossible mind you, but trying to. He shook his head. "I don't think she knows where you are, I think shewas just following me." He leaned forward. "She said she's not done,too."I saw Charlie's eyes widen even further. "Tim, can I be alone with mymom for a second? Take Chris with you."Timmy stood up, picked up Christopher, and walked back out into thehallway and shut the door. Charlie knelt down in front of me. "Mom,please leave town." What?" I asked."Look, I know I've been kind of a bitch since I showed up on yourdoorstep, but. She quickly shimmied back into her dress, dumped the now dirty basin water into her bucket, and put it at the door to be taken out in the morning. After blowing out the candle, she quietly slipped across the hall and into the quarters she shared with some of the other servant women. The girls were already abed by the time she slipped in and the candles snubbed out. Bodies were rolled under thin, tattered blankets in their bed rolls and flat, uncomfortable pallets. None of them had wondered at. Tim and Sue were regular visitors and had pretty much done this same walk a hundred times over the years they had known their friend. They had each been over for dinner and back yard BBQs and Dani had a key to their place and had looked after their dogs when Sue and Tim had been on vacation dozens of times. Dani greeted them at the door, naked, her infant latched onto a bare tit feeding "She's almost done," she said, smiling at Tim intentionally giving him the, "shock and awe," treatment and.