Damn and I wanted to be different,’ he said with mock disappointment. Vanessa laughed softly, ‘well I guess you are forgiven.’ ‘I can always b...y you a drink to make up for it.’ She turned and looked at him with a raised eyebrow, ‘perhaps when I am done with this one, ‘ she returned pointing at her half full glass. ‘You know John I can give you a few drills that may help you relax.’ With a little tilt of his head John replied, ‘I am always open to finding new ways to relax.’ Vanessa turned on. But then even busy people manage to snatch periods of intense personal privacy when they take a lover, don’t they? The feeling that came over Sierra identified itself easily. It was a familiar emotion – jealousy one of her ‘big two’ personal concerns. She sighed, thinking she preferred jealousy over inadequacy as one fired her up, the other ground her down making life miserable. Okay, she was jealous and it didn’t help to accept that Harry would revel being in Jenni’s hands, literally because. She mentioned she had lost contact with several of her outposts.I’d been playing with making gems and magical items, but I was missing some of the key base elements I required. I wasn’t strong enough to alter one element to another. But I could combine any combination I had as long as I had them.Going to investigate the outposts, and updating their operations gave me an opportunity to go prospecting. We still used David’s shuttle on and off, and I’d tinkered with it over the years to keep it in. . the wind and ice would smash the glass. East winds don’t ... usually ... carry folks away.At the corner I turned south and found the shop door. After I got it open I counted suits as they came in. I started with three ... ended with three ... can’t say I didn’t try ... you know ... lawyers. There’s a lawyer for every 23 people. Might change that in a lake effect blizzard.I hollered at Gonzalez, “Fire up and shut this door.” He heard me ... the wind was blowing my yelling in.“Sí, Patrón,” he.