I plan on being back at my job on Monday, unless you thinkthat would be unwise."Again, I could sense the wheels turning in his head. I wasn't sure how...e felt privately, but I knew he was a good supervisor and followedcompany policy in regard to his workers. Finally, a slight grin spreadacross his face."Nice to meet you Hanna. I'll be glad to have you at work on Monday. I'msure I can work out any adjustment we need to do to get old Hank's workback on track. In fact, Justin filled in for him and. "Oh, I knew you and your little buddies were hot to see whatever I had. And, well, I didn't make it easier on you, I'm afraid. I rather teased you with little flashes here and there, I was hell-bent on giving you stiffies all the time. Maybe you didn't know it but it was all on purpose. I just loved seeing you get all hard, your pants poking out then you'd go up to your room. We know what you were doing, don't we, little brother?" Doing my homework, of course, what else?" I replied taking. ” He picked up the pack and carefully put it back on and started down the long, dusty road he was following. He knew that Tarin’s Crossing would be a full month on the road. It was still only First Thaw, but he would need to hurry if he was to make it before the next Mid Winter. He wasn’t sure why he felt it was important that he arrive before then, but that it just was. Ledger started trudging ahead, trying to push his small body as far as he could before nightfall. He was afraid of what lay. Atwater did have a word of advice for me, though I suspected it before we ever met; saying the lawyers who had traveled with him to meet me, were no better than the group I had met in Monte Carlo only they wanted to renegotiate everything a second time. I told him that I would hear what they had to say before I ignored them.After our meeting, I invited him back to the house for breakfast, which he accepted. By the time I had to leave for my other meetings, I was thinking that Don Atwater might.