"Kay received it yesterday. I thought she was supposed to be here with me."Benni did not acknowledge his statement. He was already buried in a digital...display that spread out across his desk that Qi could not read upside down. No matter how barbaric one considered the Families, they had a knack for using the best of the best technology as if money did not matter. Qi was impressed and pleased. His own desk comp was over-the-top, complete with a stylus for maximum speed and flexibility."Ah, my. There was. The creatures tried a variety of tactics from a large rush to waiting until we’d virtually stepped on them and from all directions too, including one trying to leap on us as we scrambled through a narrow gap in a series of cut stones that confirmed a civilisation had been here and was buried beneath us. Then they apparently gave up as the attacks ceased and we carried on towards what Arwen could only describe as a tower.Finally, on the tenth day I could see what she meant. A huge. There were sixty-two rooms managed by nineteen servants. All of them were slaves but had different duties than those below. They were not much different than those of six centuries ago. I was told there was a kennel for the dogs and a stable for the horses that were used on occasion.Mordock wanted to live the life of the fourteenth century gentry if anything. He may very well have had the power to do so if he could have gone back to that time and not been opposed by other mages.I never thought. Consequently, when I went out looking for an out-cross to strengthen our family line I excluded no one. As it worked out, I eliminated the silly fops and wimps of our class that are available. Next, I looked at the mercantile class. There seemed to be little hope based on what was available. At the same time I was forced to address the problem of replacing my butler, who thankfully decided to retire. As a result of the search to replace him I happened upon a fantastic find. I found a member of.