I knew I was thinking wrong and so I decided to get done with dinner asap and go back to my place. But my fate had something else in store for me.We w...re discussing random things from movies to politics while having dinner. And then she asked me if I had any girlfriend. No, came my answer. She wanted to stretch the topic but because of that direct No, she couldn’t help it.We then ate butterscotch ice cream, our dessert. While having the ice cream, I asked her hows her life going ? She said its. She was agood friend to Grace and did know a little of her story, but Gracenever said that she had a brother. The phone connected and she sighedas it rang out after about a minute the other receiver was lifted."Grace Fuller speaking." The voice was warm but with the hint ofcommand."Grace its Georgi, how the devil are you?" Georgina asked quickly."Fine hon what's up, you have a project for me or a complaint?" Actually Grace I would like an answer, Do you have a brother?"There came a pause from. "It's not what you think," she said. "His throat's dry from the oxygen and sore from the biopsy. The tumor isn't near his vocal cords. It's farther down." Let me give you some water, Father."Jamie took the cup of ice chips and raised it to the old priest's lips. Father Brendan took a few into his mouth."T'anks, 't feels good, Jamie; an' t' what do I owe the pleasure?" he asked."I came to see how you're doing," Jamie answered."I'm doin' jist fine, boy, as ye can see."Jamie was short of words. He. I tried to be sensitive to Theron's feelings, but I had to admit that I couldn't be sure if rescuing Anora from Howe was a trap. I explained my thinking – it was possible that Anora hoped that Howe and the Wardens would fight each other, leaving the survivor weak enough to have to make a deal with her. Theron flinched, but he didn't disagree that it was a possibility. We thought the unrest in the Alienage should be much less an issue, given the supplies and warning we'd smuggled to Valendrian;.