She called her office and gave them an update on her condition and plans. Her boss told her about the progress, or rather lack of progress, in identif...ing and apprehending the woman who had poisoned her. There had been prints on the glassware, but they hadn’t gotten a hit on them. Then she called Judge Gardner and checked in with him. He was solicitous, but also interested in when he could schedule another day in court for the Boruskiev trial. There was a Monday ten days away, and she told him. ”I lunged at him and straddled his lap. He ran his hands up and down my back as I kissed him deep and hard. After what seemed an eternity, lip locked together, he lift my shirt and tucked it under my bra. Slowly, he began to kiss and nibble down my belly. Then, he paused at my navel and kissed and licked around, and finally tongued my belly button. It tickled. Before I knew it, he was unbuttoning my jeans and easing the zipper down, revealing a peek at my wine red g-string. The cool rush of air. What to do, what to do? I opened up the guitar case and started playing. It took a while, but finally there were enough kind souls who contributed to the few coins that I had put in the case as bait and I had enough for the bus fare home.The guitar acted as a social magnet. I would play at all kinds of places. We, my brother and a friend of ours, even put together a group that played folk/country songs and we performed. That was a great way to meet, you guessed it, GIRLS! I got myself invited. “Sassa,” He cautioned her, “these spells are formidable indeed, yet not impervious; at all costs avoid any spell battles if you can. Use the best weapon you have, your mind, and keep out of trouble.” Sassa felt more than a bit of consternation when, following a large sigh from the Chancellor, he said to no one in particular, “trouble and chaos flow around Charity like water around a rock in mid stream.”Looking upon Hanna’s dress shop, Sassa finally understood why Charity brings Hanna so much.