“Why would Clovis do that to people who voluntarily joined him? Clovis isn’t like that. He tried to negotiate a settlement by sending his sister t... marry Syagrius. Syagrius sent troops to kill her before she got here. Which side sounds more bloodthirsty?” I asked. “Besides,” I added, “if Clovis did try something like that, he would find me looking to kill him, too.”That cheered them up. The quiet one hurried to check my assertion about the legion soldiers being dead. He was back fifteen minutes. " The energy from opening portal enveloped the circle of people and transported them to their new home half a world away.The entire group including the investigator from the Attorney General's office was pulled into its glittering vortex. Joe's living room faded into a gray mist and when the mist cleared they were standing in a massive room alive with activity."Well people welcome to my humble abode." Joe said as several attendants approached with a robe of blue and red silk embroidered with. I had nevertried to use make-up in the past because I'd been intimidated by it,but my mother showed me that it was an art and not rocket science.The smoke from her cigarette drifted toward my face and my mother wavedit away with her hand and apologized. I told her it was okay and thatI didn't mind because I really didn't. As a matter of fact, I wished Iwas smoking with her. Of course I didn't tell her that because Ididn't think she'd take it very well.Even though she smoked, my mother was a. No one in New Orleans will have anything to do with you, and you won't hear from me again. Got it?" Da, I understand. I'll do my best. I've been praying we could get away, but they always say we have no options and police would only arrest me, beat me and ship me back home to the Russian mob. I never knew how to get away. After having lived here for years, I still don't know much about the country. They kept us pretty tightly controlled." You seem to be pretty well educated. I'm guessing you.