“Even though she’s prickly as fuck, she makes things pretty cool when we’re playing.”“I’m glad to hear that you’re having fun.”“Well... ask me again Sunday night when the marathon is over, but for now, yeah I am having fun. It’s been a good weekend. I know you need to go, and I don’t want to keep you, but I also, um...”“What is it?”I sighed. “I’m thinking I need to tell Lara. About, you know...”“Oh ... I thought you would’ve told her already.”“No, I haven’t. But her song is really getting to me.. At last."Mistress", she said again, this time with more force.There was a silence. It lasted a minute. Giselle had by now found the strength to sit up and look at the ceiling. She tried in vain to see what might lie beyond. The voice was real, or was it? She did not dream it, did she? Her chest tightened as the silence endured.Then the voice returned in breezy whispers. Giselle let her pent up breath escape."Dis-moi, chérie", the voice said. "Are you mad at me? I could understand if you. " The clock showed a quarter to ten. "I'll phone into work and see you at twelve. We can continue after lunch if needs be." Noon is fine, I'll phone David, Bye." Bye"I phoned my P.A. and explained I would be out of the office for the rest of the day, breakfasted lightly, and having performed the usual morning chores, copied the security tapes for Friday and Sunday nights...On arrival, I was shown immediately into Milla's office. David was already there."Oh good, you brought the tapes. David has. Pat and I explained how we had found the girls, and the condition that they had been in. We also gave a brief explanation of the rest of what happened at the Duke's Manor after we found them. Grandfather and those with him were shocked at what they heard."Do you still have that map and those papers?" Grandfather demanded when we had finished. The other Wizards seemed amazed at the things we had done so easily."Yes. They are right here in my saddle bags under a ward so no one could take them,".