When we got to the farmhouse, Aphrodite took him by the arm and said, in Spanish, mind you, “Philipe, come with me into the house so that we may spe...k privately.” Sherry and I sat in the rocking chairs on the porch and waited for nearly two hours while they talked about whatever they were talking about. When your dad stepped out the door, all he said was, ‘Let’s go home.’ That was it. Your sister and I have no idea what went on inside and he hasn’t volunteered anything. The truth is, Bobby, you. I felt refreshed, and luckily hadn't dreamt, so my energy level was quite high. Aedan, by contrast, looked tired. He'd refused to take a sleeping potion in case I needed him in the night, and I imagined the floor in my little room wasn't the best place to sleep. Between that and the worry I'd put him through, he definitely wasn't at his best. I hoped we could stay one more day, and try to get him rested before we headed out.I walked back down to the area where everyone else was, and was. Someone with magic like her own had followed after her. Its afterimage was as clear as hoof prints on the road during a light rain. She found the pages that were marked by him, pages he hadn’t bothered to conceal. He was powerful, having crushed the careful blocks that had been built without effort. It interested her to have a rival of some sort so she focused more deeply. Each guild often learned and worked the same spells in slightly different ways so, if one was skilled, one could examine. .."The manageress held up her hand to silence him. "It's already verylate and that would just inconvenience my staff further. I am afraidthat I don't have too much sympathy for you here and as I said we arevery strict with non-payers. We have a policy that people whoinconvenience us should be inconvenienced themselves. Therefore, Ihave an agreement here that I want you both to sign. Basically it saysthat you will agree to work here at our standard hourly rates in orderto pay the full amount.