Maybe we could have a sit-down next time," Veronique said with some urgency behind it."Okay then, but we really should have a talk, I think!" Mum, may...e Veronique could come to our barbeque this Sunday?" Sandra asked."That's a very good idea!" Shirley agreed. "Do you think you would be able to come?" Shirley asked Veronique."This Sunday?" Veronique asked while thinking. "Is there also somebody else coming?" Only my sister with her children." Well, if it isn't an inconvenience for you, sure I. “Who is that mom?” Chad asked. “Ohhh, that’s our housekeeper honey, our fulltime maid.” “Ohhhhhhh” he murmured as his eyes floated and continued to look her way. I like her, he told himself as she stayed back out of the way, but tried paying attention to her as much as he could. “How long’s she been working here?” His mom told him. He watched her some more although his mom saw him studying her. “Don’t even think about her dear. From what I gather, all I know is she’s a lesbian” his mom said,. May I ask who sent you?”“Corec. Corec Tarwen of Larso. Tall human with dark hair and a big sword.”“Ahh, yes, I remember Corec. You’re a friend of his, then?”“Yes.” Was she? She didn’t think of him as an enemy anymore, but a friend? That was hard to say.“Then tell me, what are you looking for?”“Are you familiar with an arrow shield spell?”“I believe so. It’s similar to a regular shield spell. It can be maintained longer, but it only stops arrows, crossbow bolts, and the like, yes?”She nodded.. . One that she will fetch in a moment from the tree in my back garden... A bunch of young, bendy birch twigs!" How many strokes can we give him... sorry, 'her...' each?" Alice asked."Karen, I'll allow you to choose. A minimum of six. A maximum of twenty-four... EACH!" Helen presented my P.A. with the choice."A simple choice then Helen. Twenty-four strokes each! Ninety-six in total! Pippa deserves every one of them, I think!" Karen chose."Let's get changed first, mum." Susan and Helen left the.