Of course I ran right into her. She must have been standing right behind me. She smiled and giggled helping me stand as I had stumbled a bit. It was h...nestly one of the cutest sounds I have ever heard and it echoed through the empty pool. I felt like a dear in headlights. I was staring at her, I knew I was. I had my hand on her arm too, but I just couldn’t seem to move it. Up close, what I had thought were light brown eyes turned out to be hazel. A beautiful green spreading out from the center. No, I don't have a girlfriend, and if I did, I wouldn't have told you anyway. Oh, and guys: never forget that conversations go both ways. You gotta listen. So now I know Ana was trying to finish her studies, played tennis, and lived with a friend in the old center, not far away from the bar we were at. Information I couldn't care less about, but you can never say that. Period. I waved at waitress girl right after Ana had finished her drink. More of the same, please. And I may need a new beer. "According to Adriana's magic, we're somewhere in the southern tip of the Northern Continent. The Emerald Tower should be somewhere north of here..." That's right, we're going north," Lynn suddenly showed up from a dimension door, followed by both Anna and Calem. Atrus noticed that Anna's face, partly hidden by the long coat she was wearing, was a bit tense. He was always annoyed when he found her spending time with Calem, as the old wizard seemed to talk ... a bit too much."What is it?" Atrus. ..) As forthe other Saturday evenings they were out at someone else's house playingcards, never would I see them before midnight as was the same for mysister. I found myself left to my own devices on many Saturday evenings!Thus all the worlds and stars aligned at the right time for me.One night I couldn't help myself, my parents had gone to play bridge. Lizwas out, spending the night at a friends place and I had the house all tomyself. I headed to up to my sisters room to see what I might find..