Akka periya mulai vaithu irunthaal, intha murai niraiya kama kathaigal padithu akkavai matter poda vendrum endru aasaiyaaga irunthathu.Akka udan nerun...i pazhaginen, ippozuthu thinamum kai adithu en sunniyai 7” valarthu vaithu irunthen. En sunni akka pudaiku sariyaaga irukum endru ninaithen, aanal eppadi akka idam nerungi pazhaguvathu endru theriyamal irunthen. Aanal akka ennai paarthu ennai mulaiyaal idithu vara vetral, aval mulai en meethu padum pozhuthu en pool viraithu vitathu.Naangal. I was rude and ignorant. I wanted to try again to redeem myself. This time, without the fire.”He serves me an aperitif of port, which I can enjoy this time. I don’t ask how much this all cost. I’m sure we can’t afford it, but I appreciate Carl’s gesture immensely. We need a chance to redo the catastrophe of last week. He reveals a small salad, nothing fancy. He asks me about work. I tell him that these cheesy romance novels are killing me. We eat the main course. He suggests trying a new. .”Eight days later the inevitable happened. 3Sigma sent a huge flower arrangement, Cindy and I added our own.We trekked a few cars over for the memorial service, but I, Wally, Cindy, Nikki, they found alternative transportation.Word got out. When we got to the little country airfield that was home to Mister Barton’s flying life, there were, in addition to our two Stearmans and Wally’s Air Tractor, four more Air Tractors and a Grumman Ag-Cat.I let Cindy and Wally do the flight briefing.Wally. We're nearly there. Just a quick trip down to the dungeon."The Baron and the Shepherdess – Part IIThe words chilled poor Jaina, but she followed the Baron down the imposing stone steps. He stopped halfway down to turn and assure her that she would not be hurt, and that she was being led to an antechamber, away from the more interesting devices. This reassured Jaina slightly, but she still felt shame at the thought of having lost her temper with him. The antechamber measured barely ten feet on.