"No, look!" I reached in the back seat and grabbed a bag. "Would I buy THIS if we weren't doing anything?" I tipped the bag out in her lap and a black...baby-doll nightie and matching panties fell out of it."HOLY SHIT!" Frieda's eyes bugged out. "Does your momma know you bought that?" She was WITH ME!" I retorted. "She bought one, too!"Frieda looked lost. "Something about this doesn't add up..."I nodded. Fighting a sour stomach, I admitted, "There IS more to it -- but this isn't the place,. “Well, yes. But it’s a secret, so no,” Magolyn said. “So you’ll have to figure it out. It wouldn’t do for a VIP like me to ask around for it, would it?”Vennoa sighed. “So we’re running these errands for your ego?”“You got it!” Magolyn said.“What else is there?”Magolyn replied, “That’s it. Just simple things for adventurers like you, I’m sure.”Everyone stayed silent.“Before I forget,” Magolyn continued. “Hold on to this.” He handed each of them a runestone of some sort. “This will let me know. See you then."Sarah was glad of Natalie's help. Her usual assistants were otherwise occupied and, while she could have managed she made things a lot easier. A little before mid-day the last riders had departed and the last chores completed, they sat in the kitchen and built sandwiches and drank tea."Now, girl," Sarah instructed firmly, "give!"Natalie swallowed hard and began to relate her history with Charles, right up to the previous Saturday night."You say he started calling you Browneyes?". Here is my number, call me when you get there okay?” Jolene replied with a bit of her confidence lost but joy filling her as she saw the plans starting to fall into place. Sasha bade her goodbye and let Jolene finish her meal in peace. When Jolene finished and asked for the cheque, Sasha presented her with a blank cheque telling her that her meal was paid for. Jolene waited nervously in her hotel room worried that Sasha wouldn’t come to see her. As the clock ticked past ten forty-five in the.