She would be thirteen soon and the vision of his little sister in the hands of a filthy, lecherous old geezer reeking of buffalo dung, tipped the scal...s. Feeling cold shivers running down his spine, he took a path to the northwest searching for the Thenkis Clan and their Fusan. A little later he wondered at what point in the past he had ceased thinking about his mother.One morning Roban sat at his campfire and couldn’t stop grinning. Of all the things happening to him so far, this was the most. Right now, nothing should take away from the joy of finding her long lost children. And, she was a grandmother to boot."I want you to listen to me carefully, Nathan and Kathy," Allison went on, "I've been looking for you for a long time. I am your mother. I am Allison Sanderson. I thought you had been lost forever in that storm so many years ago. Now we have found each other, and I am so happy, I could cry."The two siblings just stared at the woman who had just pronounced that she was their. The case will be re-assigned and the attorneys of record will be notified of the new judge and the new time and place of the hearing." He pounded his gavel and left the courtroom.Eric Frowley and his cohorts showed no expression as they gathered their papers and notebooks, placed them in their briefcases, and filed out of the courtroom.Jake, Pauline, Bill, and Matt gathered their own materials and followed them out. Once in the hallway Matt yelled after the retreating group. "Hey,. The ride home is easy, though. All coasting." I bet. But then you have to do it again tomorrow." It's okay," he said."No. That's not fair. The secretaries made the screw-up. I tell you what. Let me get a few things together here, and I'll go ahead and give you your physical right now. Then you'll be free and clear." You don't have to. I can come back tomorrow." That's silly. All I'm doing here today is paperwork, and I've got most of it done. Besides, if I do yours now, it's one less I have to.