Again, I was at a loss for words, it was now or never. Tears streamed down my face as I spoke. “Will, I broke the promise. I met this man at an art ...air…I could not resist him. I brought him home to fuck him. I’m sorry baby, I know I was wrong, irresponsible, please forgive me!” I let the phone rest on my shoulder as I put my face in my hands. Will was silent for a minute then spoke. “Ladonna, we promised each other that there would be no adventures while I’m gone. This man could not have been. “Very well, present the plan and I’ll go over it. With luck we can learn a bit about this Seeker too.”“Yes, Mage Roxanne. Brianna’s team, along with the Loegrians, are still going over the vortex generator information we obtained. It’s a slow process though as it’s a completely new area of science for them, as opposed to a Mage making themselves lighter or floating,” Xi followed up, along with a wry smile.“Aye, it’s one area where the Orcs are way ahead of us.”“Yes, Roxanne. The Loegrians admit. You want mommy. You put your arms in the air. Mommy always picks you up. Isn’t that the way the world should work?The newly named Axe, Hunter, and Dodi followed on his heels. Each was the size of a large partridge; they padded about on large wolf-sized feet. It made them look like they were wearing dad’s shoes and, in a sense, they were. If mommy-Meredith had looked down the hall, she would have seen mommy-Kola sitting, watching.When Strongbow was picked up, the pups started to make little. .but things didn’t turn out like he planned and although he didn’t realize it, and I didn’t tell him, we were unable to pay all the bills. Dave figured that he would get picked up by another company soon, but in the meanwhile we would just have to be thrifty. I smiled and agreed with him, but the reality was that we could pay everything but the rent on our lovely apartment. I went to Derrick the next day to see what we could work out. We had been there since we got married and had always.