Orange was the crystal of culture and art.”“And red?”“Red was the crystal of power and aggression and war.”Jack stared at the red crystal, r...lling it between his fingers and feeling the power in the crystal, but not overwhelmed by it or tempted by it. “War?”“Yes, Lord. The Lord of Light controlling the red crystal was the Lord responsible for protecting the realm. In many ways he was the second most important Lord. The green crystal was the most important crystal. It was responsible for growth. He found asingle, softened piece of filet mignon wrapped in plastic and pulled itout, first confirming with Maggie that this was indeed his meal, towhich the larger woman nodded.From what Timmy knew of salads, he grabbed whatever vegetables he couldfind. Fortunately, he had Maggie's help in grabbing the ones shewanted. The last thing he pulled from the fridge was a bottle of saladdressing.As the young man looked around for a bowl in the cabinets that Maggiehad indicated, Maggie herself had. "Fine, as far as I can tell. I have a suspicion that he's lonely. Andy is away, I'm gone part of the time, and Scott is just getting going at Selkirk and is busy in his room most nights. I think he truly misses you and his friend, Nick," Brent offered. "There's no one here for him to connect with." What should I do?" Bonnie asked."Don't you mean we?" he asked."Sorry ... of course ... but ... what should we do?" she tried again."First, I'm going to meet with Mrs. Paget at the school tomorrow. ”“Thanks, butt nugget,” I said, trying to let them know I was actually listening.“We love him, Brenda. There is a lot of good person to love there. Like Jackie. Amazing people. And you. Thank you, by the way. You did a lot to keep me alive and well, and I appreciate it.”“Prove it. Help me make dinner for all of us here on Saturday night. Anything you guys can’t eat?”“No, but hopefully you won’t go all vegan or raw fishy on us.”“Neither, you’re safe. We are of similar taste in those arenas..