She told me that she would have a shower and freshen up and then we could have dinner. At dinner, I thought I’d make my first move and asked Mom “...a, how was your day? You look very tired.”“Yes beta. Annual days are always busy and I feel drained out. My legs and back are terribly hurting. I think your mother is getting old now” she laughed.“No Ma, you looked so beautiful today and you are not old. I think you still look as young as a 20-year-old”“Chup badmash. Stop it. I know you’re saying it. ”The two young men reached the exercise room. Ellen was at one of the machines adjusting it for her exercise program. She was dressed in a skin tight outfit and definitely looked fine. Tom whistled and said, “My God, she’s a beautiful woman.”“It makes you wonder why she bothers with you,” Dan said winking at Ellen.Ellen laughed and said, “You pathetic examples of men should get to work. I can make a telephone call and have a dozen women interested in bedding me here, in ten minutes.”Dan went. "We've not spoken of his life before he became an innkeeper. He said that you told him you were happiest as a researcher and hated the things most wizards did as their duty to whoever they served." That does indeed sound like Artuma of Mardain," Eliun nodded. "He too often found himself in a role he had no taste for, which is what brought us to sit together, many an afternoon and drink and talk." His voice trailed off then, lost in memories of another time, I could tell. I glanced at Kei and. So I jokingly used that as an excuse to make a joke and keep the fire alive. I asked her if that meant that she would never look at my picture anymore, I said to her that I was getting jealous. And she replied almost immediately with a “Hi” “is late here” (we have a five hours time difference) so it must have been almost 4 am; I was not expecting an answer straight away – she must have been out really late or she was still out. However she told me she was in bed, she had just arrived 15.