"The plan for today was to talk in detail about your marriages. I would much rather do this with you individually, but let's see what we can find out ...ogether."The wives talked in great detail about their marriages. It was a very tearful discussion, with each of the wives breaking down completely several times. When the discussion wound down, Julia delivered the cruelest blow. "So, how would you compare your marriages to those of most women you know?"The response to Julia's question was a. She and Marina shared a class and studied for it together often. She was the only other senior on the team. Albert and Dad treated all of us to dinner that afternoon after the ceremony. I saw that Dad had accepted Mom as a friend. I never detected a sign of regret or animosity from him. His fiancee Miko seemed to be ready to defend him if she detected any animosity from Mom. Half way through dinner she had apparently decided none was coming and accepted Mom for who she was. All of the ladies. Ron knew who they were. He walked up and introduced himself to them and they got out of the car and showed him their identification. Ron invited them into the motel room.Ron and Brenda sat on one of the beds and the two NTSB investigators insisted on standing. They asked Ron to describe in detail the events of the entire flight. Occasionally they would ask Ron a question. Several times they asked Brenda if what Ron told them was the way she remembered it. They asked Brenda if she noticed. The Elves and Humans alone were not enough. With this matter in the balance, Aran could only imagine why his vala was pulling him away from Dun’Arghol, but he had learned long ago to trust in Aros.The lands to the east were largely unexplored, and little trade passed through from the other side of the Amarions. Aran had his suspicions about what things lay on the other half of Ekistair, but they were yet to be confirmed. With luck, the Oron’noroth would have the knowledge he needed.Hours later,.