“Hi there, this seat taken?” I voice I hear from afar, it takes me a second to come back to reality. “Wh-What?” I splurt out.“Is this seat t...ken?” She says again, with the voice of an angel.“Erh, no, sorry, it’s all yours. Who, erh, who are you?” I say with all my effort to not embarrass myself in some way.“I’m Emily, call me Em, I’m new, if you haven’t guessed” Em says with the cutest smile I’ve ever seen.“Okay, Em, I’m George… George Smith, but my friends call me Smithy” I reply.We both take. ECU offers a Ph.D. In Art. And I think Western does, too. And both of them do offer Masters. In fact, Western offers a Masters in Curatorial Studies. It would add variety. It would be another fall-back." You're the best wife!" Yes, I know. I'm also your only one."The "information session" wasn't very informative. There was nothing that wasn't in the pamphlet or on the Web site. There were about a hundred people my age there – so that must be the sum of locals hoping to graduate in a few months. " We listed that as a couple."That's over two dozen," Rachel said. "And it's still seven weeks away." Right. On another topic, is there anything special you'd like to do during those weeks?" That depends. I don't want to go out on New Year's. We can watch the fireworks on television. Perhaps we can get a bottle of bubbly." And... ?" Well, on either the Thursday or the Friday I'll try to phone Winnie and find out when she wants me at the Gallery. Then we'll be able to plan." Right. I expect I'll. We must move quickly. Two thousand years the master has waited to give his final lesson and now that he is done, the Citadel must die," Mista said."Why?" Jorie asked like a small child.Nonetheless, he took her proffered hand and followed her to the Hall of Confluence where Dothan waited Jorie didn't even question why he suddenly knew the name of the room."It is done and done well, my love," Mista said to Dothan. "The final sequence has been activated and the guardians have been set loose.Dothan.