I was left speechless when, with surprising speed, the ancient man pressed the ring into my hand and said, "And now, it's yours. Don't let it go to wa...te." He stepped back and melted into the crowd as if he were never there, leaving only his high-pitched cackle behind, fading slowly away down the street.At first I wrinkled my nose and thought about dropping the ring on the ground, but then I was distracted as I realized that my pocket felt lighter. Patting at my pocket, I discovered my my. I suppose I needed to get away from everything for a day because it felt wonderful to drive aimlessly, just enjoying the views with Connie. We had lunch in a small, quaint roadside restaurant outside of Gillsville. I don't think I once gave a thought to 'Jeffrey' that whole day. We talked about her for a change. Connie told me more about her life that day than she had since I'd known her. I never knew she had been married once, when she was very young. I was shocked to learn that she had a. “Costs, well, the title search, inspection, survey and other bits and pieces will be less than a thousand, the title transfer isn’t much, but the big killer will be the stamp duty, probably close to ten grand. All to the State government, for nothing. But you can’t get out of that. My job is to make sure that not only do you get to legally own the property, but there aren’t any nasty surprises for you.”“And what will I owe you for you work?” I asked.“Treat it as a favour, you get it at Mate’s. Admiral Himmel sighed. "William, right now I'm damn fucking glad you don't use my last name. I personally warned you about your little power games and how they would be received on Ishtar. Considering the fact that I still don't have a report on the damages to Tintagel Castle, I'd say you didn't last five minutes. I'm done." You're what?!" William Monroe screamed.Admiral Himmel continued. "James, you should know the laws. You can't actually charge Sergeant Monroe with more than disorderly.