Most of their friends had already been killed, though they had acquaintances that had not been involved in the Eyghon escapades. Those friends had got...en into trouble again, and were implicating Giles and Ethan in a rather serious case of magical murder. Giles had to clear his name, as well as stop the chaos they had unleashed. It was only after a long struggle and very serious danger that Giles learned his old best mate Ethan had, in fact, been the instigator of all the trouble. It took months. Chad had a new set of charts, which looked very promising. In conclusion, he told us, "It's even more solid than I had thought. As I showed you, we have validated most of the extensions in our lab already. We are only waiting for a prototype version of the wider cartridge to be fabricated to do the rest."I said, "Chad, that's very good news. Be sure to tell Murray that I'm very pleased with your progress. I'm available if he has any questions before he goes back."We then spent the rest of the. Hey, we could even go out for breakfast if you like. I’ve been meaning to set up dinner with you for months, but it’s just been stupid crazy around here. How’s that sound?” It sounded good enough for me to take a mouthful from the glass she’d given me. Just knowing that I could spend more time with Cora the next day was more than good enough! “Come on then,” I reached for her hand and pulled her upright, “we need to get my bedroom a bit tidier before I turn in for the night.” I started. ”“May I assist?” Rasputin requested.“You may not, unless you wish to take Merlin’s place,” Morgana replied.Merlin gave a short shake of his head as he marched over to where Pyotr was sitting, still flanked by Gudrun and Róisín. Judas simply ambled over to where the ladies were and appeared to be meditating although I could sense him giving them a very detailed scan.“Very sophisticated and powerful tracking ward linked to them all. I’ve disabled it, but it would enable them to be tracked across.