Conner left, I asked Harold to have lunch with us, but he declined due to a prior luncheon appointment. Cathy and I had lunch together then went to ou... workplaces.That night we took our parents out to dinner to celebrate the settlement of the lawsuit. Our upcoming wedding was two weeks away, and that was the main topic of conversation for the evening. During dinner, Frank brought up the subject of our house search, and we let him know that Cathy and I had decided that we weren't ready to be. "That will definitely make it easier to move things between the various locations," Seamus agreed. I collected Samuel Moore when he had finished his breakfast and before my Sisters or Cousins could spirit him away."Are you ready to inspect Gilmore's Station?" I asked him when he had risen from the table."Most definitely, sir," he answered."Call me Mark when we are alone or here with the others. There is no requirement for Military titles in private," I told him."All right ... Mark," he agreed.. That they had to stand in the back was because there weren’t enough chairs left and it was the allies and friends of the clans that had reserved seats.Next to Brunar stood his father Odvar Bendixen. He too was under the influence of Gretel’s Hypno drugs, he too frequented the shadier side of town, and needed little convincing to simply ignore her. The older Bendixen was talking to the clan Chief of the Elhir.Leif Elhir, who like Isegrim, had just recently become the leader of his clan snorted.. It only took a few seconds for you to put your head down and you were out. I thought that it would be a great time to see how much our son wanted to toy with his mother. JIMMY, she said. That's when I faked a call from Frank and told Jimmy I had to leave for two or three hours. I wanted to give him time in case he was nervous. I can't believe you would let our son take advantage of his own mother. Come on, it wasn't like we didn't talk about it and do things thinking about it. But, she started.