“We didn’t have any trouble, but smelled fuel on the way out, and Miranda used a containment spell on what we thought could be a leak,” I told h...r.We fed the Partners on the way back to camp, where we arrived at our scheduled time. Miranda dropped the wards at the entrance before we moved inside and parked the trucks in their accustomed place. This was just in case someone checked the satellite pictures of our area. The Partners returned to their assigned places, and we all had a quick meal and. . he won't bet." I'll wire you a thousand dollars ... you bet it on the series ... I'll split the winnings." Wanna bet the Rose Bowl?"I started laughing... "I'll get my dad."I left the room ... ten or fifteen minutes later, my dad came out with an envelope for me to take to the bank. That's all he did ... never spoke a word ... just handed it to me. It said, Chief Teller: Clinton National Bank.I walked down town to the bank and handed in the note.The teller opened the note ... read it and. Then just when I was starting to think I had adjusted, I had a visitorcome to my house.She was a pretty red-head, college age from the look of her, and when Ianswered the door she said, "Hi. This may sound weird, but I need tospeak to your sister as soon as possible. It's really important." You must have the wrong house, miss. I don't have a sister," I replied,and tried to shut the door.She muttered something, and the door flung back open."My magic is never wrong," she said firmly."Well, it's. No one saw you?" "I didn't know someone would need to." "Settle down, Mr. Clark. We're just trying to get an idea of what happened. You do want to know what happened to your boss, don't you?" "Yes, of course." "Good. Well, we'll be in touch, unless there's anything else you need to tell us?" I shake my head. "No. Nothing." The officers excuse themselves and leave quickly. I sit alone in the kitchen feeling nothing but the cold linoleum beneath my feet. I should be sad - Mariska was good to me,.