Ernockt was considerably more talkative than the apprentice had been, asking Danka and Tanelickt to talk about their trip while an assistant prepared ... hot bath for both. While the two penitents were cleaning up, the assistant unpacked their belongings and laid them out to dry near the fireplace, along with their soggy boots. A farmer’s wife came in and served a meal of deep-fried vegetables and blackberry bread, both of which were specialties of the Vice Duchy. Tanelickt exited his bath first.. Unappealing and when you mixthat with a beautiful, young woman you tend to get something that looksa lot more like an ugly, mannish, old woman with a surprise betweentheir legs. You, though, have remained completely female and stunninglybeautiful if a bit ... cartoonish. You're very fortunate."A stupified blink was all that I could manage in response at first.Very fortunate? Maybe, I was better off than the ones that got stuck inbetween, but the ones that died sounded like the fortunate. That alone amazed me.By the time I had finished filling my closet, my chest of drawers, and making the bed, Windy suggested a welcome to the neighborhood party at my house with me ordering pizza and wine…lots of wine.Of course I thought it was a good idea so I called the local liquor store and had them send out enough booze to stock the bar in the lower family room along with a few cases of wine. They were even good enough to sell me the mixers, glasses, and any supplies that I might need.Wendy. An hour later Luke's dad showed up. He asked his son if it was alrightand if he could join them, and offered to buy the next two rounds. Lukequickly said, of course. Luke was waiting for his dad to bring up whathappened and it did not happen. Fred told his son how proud he was ofhim, how much he loved him and that he would always be there for himhowever he could.Luke told his friends that he was going to another table to spend sometime with his dad. When they were at the other table, Fred told.