Neville had just finished his apprenticeship and I'd been patient far too long. Eventually she agreed as long as I stayed in a B&B. Neville camped. We...built up a stash of rubber jonnies which we hid in the springs under the back seat of the car along with a sleeping bag that zipped into Neville's. We set off for Devon on the Friday night, after Neville had finished work. Mum made us sandwiches and we drove all night getting there about six in the morning. We set up camp as quietly as possible,. Only the twenty-one Mages who were entitled to a vote were present, plus me. The reason was, of course, to discuss the proposal put forward by Morgana that I be permitted the opportunity to trigger an emergence. Morgana had asked for the closed session to prevent any news of what I believed I could do getting out into the general Council grapevine before the actual Council had had a chance to discuss it. Hence she didn’t even tell anyone, save Simon, Julia, Rowenna and Cixi, what the meeting. At last I asked myself, “why I am thinking about that girl?” Then and then I got the reply “The girl is immensely beautiful and she is passing her days lonely and there is no possibility to get her husband soon. So I must have to try for getting the chance. In one way she is a married girl and the other is she has given birth a kid, so she must passing her days with sufferings from sexual desire and why I wouldn’t try to betterment for both of us?” I decided that from the very next day I would. You sure you want to hear it?" Uh huh." Well, last year.... no it was two years ago now, you mom got sick. Idon't know if you remember, but you loved helping me take care of her." I remember, Daddy." But nothing you or I or even the doctors could do could help, and thenshe was gone." I miss her very much, Daddy." Me too." But then Auntie Cindy came into our lives, right?" That's right." And that's when I remembered the last thing your mom said to me beforeshe died. She told me to grieve, but.