‘Hank, I half expected to hear from you. Sir David contacted me, said he got a message from an Emily Lafontaine? Told him that you would need my hel..., and it was important that I give you what you needed. So, what is it you need?’I explained the situation and it turned out he knew of Dame Matsuko. She was something of a legend in the Mage community, for several reasons, and he had taken note because she was also Japanese.“I have friends, and I am owed favors. I must speak with her though, for. The sorcerer Shordeck and apprentice Nodeck, hatch a plan to casts a spell on the body guards, as princess is immune to any malicious spell. They mix a magic potion called Tuborg into the princess's guards breakfast and the following night, the night of full moon, Shordeck casts his mighty spell on the guards. The spell will take effect on the next full moon, which is a whole month away. Shordeck, with his apprentice, slips away back to Fokdupland. Time goes by and no one notices the missing. ” I admitted.“I need to know where this is going. I will not be able to stop wondering when you will come to my room or ask me to join you. I thought about this all day. We either need to stop completely right now, or you need to let me know exactly what you expect from me. I want you to be happy, but I can’t just be on call whenever you feel you need me, not after last night. I won’t be able to stay in this house if I have to be near you and always wonder if you will want to be with me like. Veronica's scent? No ... not quite. And now the touch. Lips ... on his lips. So soft he could hardly feel them, but they were there just the same.His head jerked back in alarm. He was awake now, coming out of that confusing dream, wondering what had happened. And then he knew. Connie! She was kneeling before him. It had been her scent. Her lips. As his consciousness came back, he looked around. He was on the boat. Connie wasn't crying, she was smiling at him. He reached up to rub his eyes and.