We are gambling we can outlast you financially if it takes a few more months." I think I am willing to bet that you and your husband are desperate eno...gh for the funding that the two of you will meet almost any terms we offer. I'm willing to bet you will be willing to be nice to us in exchange for a favorable business deal. What do you think, Mrs. Stephenson?"Jenn stared in horror at the smirk of the two Africans. She watched intently; the face of her husband; searching for some expression of. It’s a night none of them will ever forget.At 6:20 p.m. dinner is finished and the people are chatting. A few minutes later Gordie suddenly looks up, frowns, and swears. Very unusual behaviour for him. Excusing himself he gets up and he walks outside to the balcony overlooking View Port. Pulling a mobile phone from his pocket he punches a number. While he waits for an answer his sister, Isobelle, walks out onto the balcony to stand beside him. The phone is answered, and he says, “Pete, please. Toby took in the room peripherally -- it wasn't a woman's room, by some indefinable standard; it was a room shared by a man and a woman -- and the fact that the man was no longer present was irrelevant. Where he could have felt like an interloper, Toby was comfortable; Ma's room had the same feel to it, like it was waiting for Pa to return. In Jean's case, as in Ma's, there would be no return of the original occupant -- but he COULD be replaced ... Undoubtedly, Toby realized, this male. It was obvious she meant to protect him. “Bren where is your Mother?”“She has gone to check out the Soldiers and told Brax and I to wait til she returns.”Suddenly I felt the mind of a joyous Tiiup, “Daniel, Daniel, Daniel ! “Lusan ushered in Armsmaster Avril and Tiiup and we had a meeting.Avril was a bit unsettled with the results. “Avril”, He was told, “I want you to continue toward the Tarrent border. Bren will find Will and Leaf and give them my instructions of where to re join you.”“Lusan.