We glanced nervously at each other, and I sat down at the far end of the large brown couch, relishing the way I sunk deeply into the overstuffed cushi...n. He took my queue, and sat quietly at the other end. ‘So,’ we said at the same time, and laughed. I relaxed a little, and turned toward him, being careful to keep my jacket clutched around my chest. ‘Thanks for having me over,’ I said quietly, not wanting to disturb the dark calm of the room. ‘Thanks for coming over,’ he said in almost a. So, since motherhood was out I decided that I might as well go out and get a job and that's when the trouble started. "You going to work? Don't be silly. What could you do, mop floors and clean windows? No, you just stay home and take care of my house. We don't need another bread winner in the family."Never the less I did go out job hunting and I found a job on my first day. I started out as a file clerk, took some night classes at the community college, got moved up to secretary and by the end. Congratulations, Magus Bluemantle! You can now wander the world until you find a place to call home, and make yourself a name.It is the middle of spring, you are riding Eglantine, your mare, on the road to Eryn's Brook, the town nearest to Whitedove Manor. You left your home of fifteen years this morning, after your Mistress bid you farewell warmly and offered you a few magical trinkets.In addition to your Wizard's Staff, a three foot long rune-carved rod of a material that feels like wood but. Hismom answered the phone and began talking with the person on the other endof the mouthpiece. After a couple minutes of conversation she saidgoodbye and hung up."That was Mr. Hayes, calling. He said the storm knocked a tree over intothe barn. He wants to pay you and a friend to help him clear the mess up.I told him you'd do it." His mom said, a knowing smile on her face."What? How much is he paying?" Greg asked, a little irked that his momvolunteered him."He said $150 a person. I think you.