Well ... The organization that is known as Crossroads has confessed that an effort was made to send him home after he performed his duty by the Damsel...... he was sent out the portal and it’s not our fault he didn’t arrive.”“Where did he go?” Tyche asked.“As far as Crossroads is concerned,” Eva said. “Here.”“To the boat?”The boat being SV Flint, the 90 foot catamaran Surprise bought with the insurance money that EVERYBOAT, Insurance for Murphy, paid out when terrorists ... or pirates ... dropped. I was just wondering if you're planning to travel to Landkur, now that you're here? If so, can I hitch a ride? I might be able to make a trip like that the old fashioned way, but if your going to make a portal and go through to Landkur, it would save a whole lot of time and wear and tear on my body," Hank said with a grin."Hank? I can't make a portal to a place I have never been. The memories I do have were tampered with. I don't think I have a good enough 'memory-picture' to make a portal, or. "The creep that usually works here," he replied."What?" He looked closely and features of the 'girl's' face becamefamiliar."What the hell are you doing in that get-up?" he demanded."It's my wife's idea, she's got a bee in her bonnet." Daisy couldn'tthink of anything else to say."Well play your cards right and I might let you suck me off atlunchtime."The salesman left without even saying what he wanted, he was in thatmuch of a hurry to spread the word about what he had seen. The resultswere. But he was right next to me when, "Zach! That isn't a weed, that is a runner from that plant. You gotta pay attention, Sweetie." How was I supposed to know?" Then he got a sad look. "I'm sorry." Watch what you're pulling out instead of looking down my top." I wasn't ... okay."I put my hand on his shoulder and kissed him on the cheek. I couldn't help myself. "It's okay. Let's clean this up and have some lunch," I said in nearly a whisper."Can I pull some more of those out?"Damned if I didn't do.