I was going to come out of this looking like a complete loon.Nancy on perfumes gave me a smile from behind her counter as I entered the busy store. Na...cy was going on fifty and was an outrageous flirt who dressed like Liberace on a bad day."Hey, sweetie," she said as she rearranged various concoctions on the shelves behind her, "Mom not with you?"I shook my head but kept my eyes on the figure going up the escalator to the next floor which was ladies and men's wear."No, Nance," I said to her,. By late afternoon, they were down toward the base of the mountain, but still had at least three hours yet to go, to get back where they’d parked their vehicle at the remote ranger’s station. The sun was behind them and would soon be blocked by the mountain. Dark would come quickly after sundown.Coop, James, and Don were almost back to Doolin’s house. They were all happy to be back after what they’d seen and been through this morning.When they came to the spot where the attacks had occurred the. ”-“Great! I love that village! Look, tell Dena that before going to the Tax Office, she has to go to the insurance office to get a document she’s going to need; the guy in charge already knows about it...”-“OK, Iria, don’t worry, I’ll tell her. And how is Terio?”-“Oh, he’s recovering very well. His appetite is getting better by the minute!”-“Well, that’s a good symptom! Give him my best regards, and to Tano too.”(Kea had already stopped laughing and was telling Landra to give Tano and Iria her. The table itself was empty.“Did someone take the fox and the owl figurines?” Corec asked.“Marco wanted them so I brought them out last night, but I convinced him to leave the two sets of big statues alone—and what’s left of the furniture. It’s not like we could have hauled that stuff anyway. He’s willing to negotiate on some of the other artwork he’s found.”“So you told him about your plan?” Corec said, stopping near the alcove. He added another mage light, illuminating the suit of armor on its.