Doing so would bring the whole council down on my head like a ton of bricks. On the other hand, we are supposed to be protecting the bases from magic ...ttacks, and since I haven’t extended my range like I probably should have, I could be in a real pickle when the council investigator gets here.’ Pat sounded annoyed and alarmed, both at the same time.‘Again, I don’t know what to say. How is it you expect a kid just starting out to help?’ I asked, getting frustrated. At this rate, I wouldn’t have. Getting by somehow in life, but not really doing too very well. It was also unclear as to exactly what the disagreement was between mother and daughter, but it probably involved Aurora’s disapproval over a recent boyfriend of her mother’s, and now that he was gone their relationship was slowly mending again. Apparently, Candice had been divorced at least once and had trouble maintaining any sort of romantic relationship since. Candice did love her daughter, regularly sending her any money that. A few weeks later, after Tony was about to leave the office after a regular visit, he announced that he needed to have a pee. The men’s toilets upstairs were located just outside in the passage to the left of the office. As Tony headed off in that direction, several sets of female eyes looked at Alfie pleadingly, as if asking, ‘Well, what are you waiting for…? Go and have a look.’ Alfie, awkwardly merely shook his head negatively.After a substantial time, Tony’s head appeared at their door and. But I figured any addition to my knowledge of literature couldn’t hurt.”“That’s the point. He any good?”“I think he’s the best I’ve ever experienced.”“Biased?”“Yeah, but I think he really is that good. So, yeah, I completely understand your reluctance. I mean I have read poetry, but just Leaves of Grass, some of last century’s French poets like Rimbaud and Baudelaire, and a few Beats. Some classic Chinese as part of my heritage. But I was thinking, if you do that imprint...”He laughed. “So Joe.