“Any more hidden colonies, Verenestra?” I asked.“Sadly not, once my ‘insanity’ became known, I was watched carefully. I did not dare act aga...n nor tell anyone, not even my mother,” she sighed.“I think Dorry will explode once she finds out,” Ketty chuckled.“Well, they’re due here in an hour or so,” Morgana chuckled.By this time Ketty and Niras had returned in a manner of speaking to their peak, which, in Ketty’s case, made her look like she was eighteen, whilst Niras looked to be early. If his performance before was worthy of applause, Il Tenore's performance to Lou was inspired. This time, he sang with such feeling and force that tears were being shed by many, men included. When he finished, the applause was positively deafening, and he took Lou in his arms. She wept, unabashedly, against his chest. We'd all felt the power in his voice, and he gently disengaged from Lou to take his bows, Lou's hand still in his.No one wanted it to end, and I was on the front row, then on the. I mean yea, it's been hard....difficult. And no, I can't do anything about it." She laughed a bit. "It's clearly...hard." As empathetic as she can be, she really didn't know when not to joke. "You're on a roll. I'm seriously in pain. I keep having these dreams. Kimiko was teasing me earlier. And now this girl." I had enough control to not mention that my mom played a roll in teasing me. My mom was silent for a while. She looked upset, then looked to be weighing something in her mind. "OK," she. My fiance." She put a lot of emphasis on the word."Charmed," said Lorelei. Charles' tongue was working again and this seemed like it might be a good time to say something. "Devanie's told me all about you.”"I haven't heard a thing about you. How many engagements is this now, Devi? Three?" Charles knows all about that," Devanie said. "We're very happy, and we're going to be married in the fall." Right," Charles said, without knowing why. The scent of Lorelei’s perfumed seemed to have struck him.