It was a fifteen minute drive to the bar and about half the parking spots were filled. It was only about 6 months ago that I remember thinking this wo...ld have been as many cars that would be there during peak time at 11:00 p.m., wondering if this bar could make it when some have tried and failed. This was only 7:00 and you were to show up around 8:00 so I had an hour to play the field and have some fun. If like you usually did, you would expect a text from me once I was in and settled. I tell. The Wizards moved towards the high tables at the other end of the ballroom. The nobles took that as a sign to find their seats and hurried to fill them. The air had an excited charge and the people were not disappointed.Ayden addressed the crowd first. He explained that his stay in Slidervale was going to become permanent. This had several of the locals worried. He quietened them and then he then explained why.“As many of you know, the rise of the Wizards is happening. Since the Sister Islands. .He kept glancing at me every now & then, my hand slightly brushed him "your really cold" I tried to hide my shiver, he stood up & left.. A few moments later he retuned with a blanket & moved in closer to me, he rapped the blanket around both of us & pulled me closer to him, my heart started to beat faster, this made me uncomfortable, I think he could tell because he started to move away from me. "No, don't" I said holding him back " I like the way this feels" he looked at me.. Icould no. He handed me a stouter rod than I’d had on Saturday with a lure attached. “I’m going to throttle back to between five and ten as we near MacLean. Then we’ll veer port into the North Arm.”“You’re the captain, captain.”“Very funny. I’ve taken a number of fish west and north of Harwood and Goodwood Islands.”I let line out and we approached the south arm and veered left a bit... “That’s Ashby to port, opposite MacLean.”“Right.” Just then there was a tug on my line and then a stronger one. I jerked.