"What can I do ya for, sir?" she said with a voice thick with the accent of the street. "I can do ya a lot if ya'll let me." That depends Miss." He re...ched into his suit coat and pulled out a heavy and over stuffed purse. "Are you free for the evening?"She stared at the money. "Evening?" The whole evening. Until morning at least. I have an important... um... client who wouldn't be interested in just a few moments of your time." He smiled his best politician's smile at the girl. "So would you be. Dad said, "That's what I thought. You and I are going car shopping tomorrow." Cool! Thanks Dad!" I exclaimed."Don't get too excited, Kyle. This is a third car for the family, not your personal car. You will share it with Andy when he is old enough to drive. That's only a little more than a year away." Dad said."I like the idea of us getting another car, but can I ask why now?"Mom answered, "My boss is getting tired of how often I have to take off from work to take you to rehab. Your father and. As I got up to leave I reminded her that I hadn't forgotten about the two of us opening early some Saturday. She gave me a big smile and told me anytime I wanted her to stay late or come in early to just call, for you, I'm always available! This keeps up; I'm going to have to grow a spare dick!I did a walk through of the feed mill with the manager; I pointed out a couple of small piles of spilled grains, get somebody on that right away! We've got enough problems with sanitation without inviting. The King's wizard was a bit put out, if you ask me," Lord Benaldin chuckled."Are they still out there?" Dev asked with concern."No. I told them they had what they wanted and to leave my office. I stayed out there until they all left," Lord Benaldin said with satisfaction.After that, they worked on a problem that had arisen in the west. In an area fairly close to where Dev had grown up, people were reporting livestock going missing. The local garrison had sent an officer to investigate and what.