”“True. Sad, but true. In fact, the Portuguese in Brazil and the Russians on the Pacific coast were also involved. Though I don’t know whether t...e Russians ever had any dealings with the Amerinds.” [There were several conflicts between the Aleuts and the Russians in the 1760s and the “Battles of Sitka” in 1802 and 1804 played an important role in Tlingit history. See Vinkovetsky, Russian America: An Overseas Colony of a Continental Empire, 1804–1867. New York, 2011.]“Anyway, the Eskimos, the. At that Jack rose up and went out of the kitchen, so Annie took the opportunity to undress as quickly as possible, eyeing up a large bed sheet that was folded up nearby, hoping she could get that round her before Jack got back.When Annie looked down at herself she realised just how bedraggled she looked. Her blouse was starting to dry, but it was almost grey with the damage it had sustained. Her black skirt was creased in every way and her shoes were obviously ruined. She took off her shoes. "I sat there, literally speechless. Was this story just the ramblingsof an old woman, inventing memories to replace those so cruelly stolenaway by her advancing dementia? Or, was the story actually true? Momcertainly seemed quite coherent, but so had she that time when she hadattempted to drive to the mall, and ended up out of gas, halfway toCanada! And, if it was true, why did I have no recollection of thoseevents?I looked more closely at the girl in the photos. Could it be? Was theme in that. “We’re making good time so we could head back up and find somewhere to eat after we clear this floor.”“Where would we go? It’s not like there is anywhere close by,” Ben asked.“Actually, that’s where you come in,” I answered. “You’ve used Teleport more than the rest of us, so you can teleport much further than we can. You could teleport back to the Adventurer’s Guild HQ and make your way down to the base, or you could just teleport to a fast food restaurant in Ottawa.”“I hadn’t thought about.