" Then I have no need to answer it," said Roquan tightly. "I will accept this courier and his parcel on your word, Clan Leader. But whatever the Mage ...uild has to say, it can wait until I have dealt with all the other crises in which I am embroiled. But I thank you for the warning."Uridon nodded. "Very well. I can't say that I'm not a bit suspicious of the Mages myself, but then again, all merchants have a bit of uneasiness with Magery. Good day to you, Roquan." Good day, Uridon."Rennis waited. " They were hoods these two guys, criminals in theworld of organized crime that would have killed me on the spot if notfor their boss "the boss," my father-in-law Vince Rigoletti! Either wayI knew without a doubt that I was really fucked now! How stupid could Ihave been!? The fancy house in the suburbs, gone, the cars, gone, themoney gone, my easy life as a part time book editor now gone and Debbiemy wife of five years now filing for divorce and leaving me in disgust. I'd had the world by. ’ Mom was partly right but left out some details and I felt it was up to me to let her know I was really learning about the ‘Gas engines’ course I’m in. ‘Mom, what you say is true but actually the magneto has two coils of wire, a primary and secondary winding,’ I guess I was so into letting her know I knew how a magneto worked, I did not see or understand why she sat there with her eyes shooting sparks and her mouth wide open. The primary winding which is made up of a few hundred turns of 22. " Why is that Billy? I mean you're a nice looking young man." Well I'm kind of a nerd and the only sport I can play is tennis and most of the girls seem to go for the football players." You any good — at tennis I mean?" Uh, Okay I guess. I made the junior varsity this year and coach tells me that next year I'll be on the varsity team for sure." Gee that's great Billy, really great. Look honey I don't mean to embarrass you or anything but I've noticed that all day long you've been looking up my.