"Yes." I accept."Esmerelda attached the pendant to his collar and spoke the words of the charm. Savren shuddered as he felt a wave of magick flash ove... him."Gather your robes and your staff. We must be off." Where to Master?" Your home. The others will be gathering shortly in the Hall of the Dragonriders."She led him to the Great Hall of the Black Tower where there was assembling a force of Mages to go through the Portal at the far end of the Hall to the Aerie. The Portal Network reached across. " If I gave myself to him why would he dump me?" Because that's what guys do even my ex did that to me and that was afterhaving his children. Men are letches believe me." Not all Annie, Mario's not like that." Don't say I didn't warn you." I already told him that I wouldn't sleep with him unless we weremarried." I hope you're right." Annie, I have to run, I have a busy day tomorrow, thanks for the tea."Brenda went to her apartment and changed into something more comfortablethan her work. She was startled because she did not think that anyone knew who she was. However, when she turned around, she saw that the person who had tapped her shoulder was Tom.“Hello Marie, nice to run into you again. I looked for you in the pub several times, but you seem to have been avoiding me. Was there a problem because of what happened at the dogging site?”“Noooooo, not at all. I really loved what you did and what I did with the other men. But I am not free to come out any more. My job here. Large turrets scattered along the wall and gate houses at the entrance ways of the castle as roads ran outward in several directions. At the heart of the city stood the white stone castle which towered over most of the other buildings. I saw several ships anchored in the bay beyond with a multitude of different flags.The city seemed to get larger as I walked the next half hour. Farmers where busy tending their small plots of land for the planting season. The small farm houses seemed to be built.