’ ‘Good on ya, Doug. ‘ere by the way, I weren’t the only one missing you. Betty was asking if I’d seen you. You know that brother-in-law of ...ours has been in most nights this week looking for you? He seems in a real panic to find you’ ‘Bollocks, what does he want?’ ‘Dunno, he wouldn’t say. But he’s been dashing in here and out of here, bugging Betty and me about where you were all bloody week nearly. Little shit, didn’t even stop to buy a drink.’ George never had been too enamoured with my. ”Then everyone’s attention was on my mom and dad. They looked back and forth at each other and a couple minutes later, Mom nodded her approval.“We have to wear those dresses? Rather wear the other one,” Kristi said.“The second ones… and no argument about it,” Addie answered.I was anxious to see those. I couldn’t imagine my mother wearing something as sexy as she had made it sound.“Our friends?” Addie asked.Another look between Laura and my mom, then Laura answered, “Yes, if we’re switching. "Eradon, we know nothing of this machine and what it means. If Minara says it is a danger to us we must heed her now! If there is not a problem we can return and no harm done. But if Minara is worried then we should go."The King looked at his wife. "All right, Avia, just until we know what is happening." The King and Queen turned back shouting orders as they went.The chief minister turned to Minara. "My lady, what must we do?" Tell the guards not to obstruct anyone who comes from that ship and. You see...or perhaps you don't,perhaps I should explain myself.I was an only child and I had a strong overbearing and ratherdisciplinarian father who I lived in fear of for much of my childhood. Healways used to to tell me what to do and how to behave and it was notalways obvious to me which meant I often felt a sense of paralysis, of notknowing what was expected of me or what I should say or do.I don't know quite when or how it happened now but I got to a stage in mylife when, after I had.