[I'll get him father, though it will be my way! I don't tell you how to run the council. Don't think you know enough to tell me my job!] Came back the...angry thoughts of Rigal. [How dare you! I am...] The man started. [Yes, yes I know you are my father blah, blah! If you prefer father, YOU can hunt him! I'll go home and watch you!] Rigal said as nasty and sarcastically as he could. [I should have you..] The older mage started. [Do what? Recall me? As if you could you know I am the only one. Everyone was introduced around and we had an enjoyable meal with lots of small talk before the guest speaker was welcomed at the podium. Unfortunately, she was an embittered old woman who carried the weight of the world on her shoulders. Her entire talk was a criticism of men, divorce, the legal system and life in general. When her tirade (disguised as a speech) was over, there was a smattering of polite but very uncomfortable applause.Judith raised the back of her hand to her mouth and. “Especially after hearing about Melissa,” I added.“Yeah, that’s horrible news,” he replied, not revealing any emotional response. “Jude told me this morning. How sad for her family.”“So, you can understand why I’m even more concerned about my wife and her potential encounters with other men.”“Of course,” he replied, nodding his head. “Of course. I will keep my eyes on her for you. You have my word.”Yeah. That’s what I needed. It wasn’t Slick’s eyes I was worried about being on her. Just then. ‘Didn’t your teacher explain the steps to this process?’ ‘Maybe she did,’ Melanie said. ‘I guess I wasn’t paying attention.’ ‘I’ll show you what you have to do,’ Ben said. ‘First, you write down the information like so…’ He wrote down the information the way it was suppose to be done. ‘OK, I see what you’re doing,’ Melanie commented. ‘No wonder I couldn’t get it. I didn’t realize I was supposed to do that.’ ‘I thought so,’ Ben said. ‘After you do that, you do this next.’ He wrote out the first.