“I didn’t think you would want me to bother you Mrs Haslett, I mean you never indicated that you wanted to repeat….” Again he had the same stu...id smile.They heard the sound of Nora coming down the stairs, so Ellen quickly said, “perhaps you could call round one day next week, I’m in most afternoons.”Before he had a chance to offer an excuse why he couldn’t, his mother entered the room.“Ellen, I hope I haven’t kept you waiting too long?”Ellen went to stand, but Nora said, “no, stay there, Billy,. The trip was by express and only four hours long. The plane would be faster but then you had to factor in all the wait times at the airports. The train even took us downtown which made it just as quick if not quicker. Nicolas saw this and wondered if we should invest more in trains as long as there was enough advertisement about the service.A Marriot Hotel was near the docks. We had reserved all the available rooms and there was spill over to other hotels. We had time for another meal and. He was slightly older then Lana, and the last few years had worn on him. They fought a lot more then normal about everything from sex to money. He thought to himself that maybe this little sexual escapade when he came home was a sign things were turning a corner for the better for them. "Well son it is not like your old mom here isn't hot stuff. I mean am I right or what? I mean couldn't have been to bad seeing her in all her glory?" Steve tried to make light of the situation all the while not. "What details have you heard of these other readings?" Not much, I am afraid," said Rolas. "None of the other Cohorts have Mage Jothan's experience or ability. They can take only very crude readings, enough to indicate the Portals are churning with energy at irregular intervals."Jollis was silent."Wanderer, in deference to my friend, what is the chance that only this Manor is involved in transdimensional experiments?"Jollis' eyes shifted between them. He heaved a sigh. "I do not know."Neither.