”Hogan had also indicated that the area they were going could still have snowfalls at the time they arrived. It may be mid-spring in this zone, but ...he cold weather persisted for more than half the year as far south as they were going. As he wasn’t planning on staying any longer than he had to, Allan wasn’t too worried. Plus, he and Hogan would have their exploration suits on.“It’s alright, my dear, I don’t expect you to go out into the snow. We need to stop about six hours drive away from the. ‘We could’ve totally managed without you.’ ‘Yeah, but it wouldn’t have been fair on you all.’ ‘I could’ve helped cover your shifts.’ ‘I know, but it wasn’t just that.’ ‘Then what? Posh hotel, free food, I bet there’s loads of coke, I bet they’ll be snorting coke off the bar with fifty pound notes.’ Ivy tried to imagine Richard doing coke and failed. ‘I don’t like coke anyway.’ ‘I wasn’t suggesting you did the coke.’ ‘It just feels like too much too soon, being there, for the whole weekend,. Gwen just grunts at me. I can tell she is not looking forward to seeing the rest of her Kin. I was hoping to get her away from here, before she started to put herself through a guilt trip."You are going home." I growl back at her. "don't make me push you, Gwen. You have family and Kin, so far that is coming out ahead in my book." Perhaps my tone was too harsh. She started to cry again."They'll hate me." she whimpers."Never happen." I tell her.One of the Protectors, joins us, it is Seattle."You. Cecilia wrote at length to Kimberly Lee about Dukov's visit and the impression the delegation had left on her. She asked some questions about Alexi Havlakt and asked Kim to fill her in about the historical site in Sumy Ris. She also thanked Kim for the CD's for Jason's grandmother, mentioning that she already had sent them by overnight mail to their final recipient earlier in the week.The online relationship between Kimberly and Cecilia took off after Dukov's visit. Cecilia wrote extensively.