Before Elaine could say or do anything Eryk motioned to her to stay where she was and to keep calm. He then turned around in his chair, "Because you w...n't be needing it any more!" he said with a menacing air."YOU!" Franco shouted, "I have waited a long time to have you in my grip, but first I want to know what you did with all then men I sent after you!" he demanded, grabbing Eryk by the neck.Eryk casually grabbed Franco's wrist and with a simple spell caused a large bolt of electricity to fly. If they keep on going they could get to fifty.”“Which is more than we’d like I’m guessing.”Amanda Howard raised an eyebrow in disbelief.“One bot that isn’t compliant with robotics laws is more than we’d like.”“So what are you suggesting?”“There really doesn’t seem to be any alternative but removing their power source, sir. As it is, their internal batteries will run for another 48 hours or so.”“So, not only have I got to stop the line, I’ve got to kiss goodbye to two days worth of production,. ”I pulled her back to me and kissed her tenderly.When she broke away it was with a more serious look on her face. “Can we truly do this? I would have to break with our custom, I cannot take you to my home for their approval, so I cannot go back if I were to be with you.” She pondered for a while. “It not so bad if I not go back, I not much liked by many for my colour” she had slipped back to her clipped English again. “My father maybe only miss me a little bit.” She looked at me “You really. As they understood the Marquis, Lucas de Chaunessy had written a will and deposited it with the Marquis. In it, he stated that after his mother’s death a year before, he and Marie were the last of the French O’Shaunessies. Consequently he named Marie as his sole heiress.He went on to explain how the family possessions had dwindled to almost nothing over the years due to “investments that did not bear fruit”. In other words, Lucas de Chaunessy had gambled away the family possessions.All this had.