The moment I touched my tongue to the tip, I felt a warm gush cover my face. ‘Tissue please.’ Sitting there stunned, I wiped myself off and when I...emerged his eyes focused on a nonexistent spot on the wall. A flush covered his entire body and I wanted to laugh, but could not stand the thought of embarrassing him further. Fortunately for both of us, time was up and he practically ran out. I didn’t expect to see him again. He was absent on Tuesday, but Wednesday night, when I got home, he was. , were moved to intervene, telling them that the risk to their own troops was too great and to get their people out if possible as the Mages would have to go in first to drive out the invaders before a proper armed response could be started. This naturally did not go down too well and led to later accusations being levelled at the first world nations for not intervening at all when they knew genocide was happening. But that’s politics for you.Whilst the diplomatic wrangling in the mundane world. “Is this dress owned?” Darcy asked.“No, they were not up to the standard that the purchaser requested,” The woman sighed. She hated dealing with the rich, as they were such coin thrifts. She refused to even start cutting a pattern unless she had a quarter of the agreed cost these days.“So what was wrong with this one?” Darcy asked.“The woman wanted me to add beading and then baulked at the added expense for what she requested and left in a huff,” the woman replied.“How hideous,” Darcy. ”“Relax. There’s no need to worry.”“Someone must be looking for me. They were at Sophie’s apartment before I left. I know.” Yousef was breathing heavily. If he wasn’t being followed, it was a miracle. He inspired suspicion.“You thought they were at Sophie’s before you left, Joey,” Derek said. “You thought there was a bomb. But nothing happened, right?”“I know someone was there,” Yousef answered.“Now look,” Derek calmed him. “Have you picked up the package I left you?”“I came to a quiet place to.