Deciding that it was time to repay my brother the money he had loaned me the spring after I had nearly died, I was now just moments away from his home... I prayed he didn’t resent me for needing some of his meager savings all those years ago. My brother greeted me with a strong hug, and immediately invited me to dinner. As we ate, I told him why I had come, handing him an envelope full of money. I could see he wanted to refuse – after all he had helped me because I was his brother and it was his. Try as she might, Vennoa couldn’t repeat the rays of fire, so she shot firebolts at the kobolds. The crossbow bolts and firebolts flew towards the kobolds, but in the panic of the battle, only some hit. A few kobolds fell to the ground, but there were still a number of kobolds gaining ground.By this time, Agate and Tempest had both returned to their feet. With a nod to each other, Agate went to join Pua against the armored kobold, and Tempest ran to the group of kobolds. Neither looked for the. Vickie." Goodnight you two, be good!"Chris and I walk down the hallway to my room, where we've put his things."Enjoy meeting my family? They're a bunch of loons, I know," I say as I start to strip down to get into my pajamas, Chris has already seen my body so I didn't worry about him watching."When I imagined meeting your family, I didn't imagine meeting them all at once. I mean your mom and sister yea, but jeez. I could feel all them mentally judging me," he replies. "And staring at my nose,". "Well," she said, exasperated by the Emir's amusement as she struggled with unfamiliar garments, "I haven't worn a brassière or knickers for twenty years. I've forgotten how to do it!" Leave them off," was the unhelpful suggestion from her husband.The funeral service itself was a very ornate affair in Westminster Abbey, although the Earl would be laid to rest later in the day, at his express wish, in the churchyard of St. Helen's in Sandiacre, a beautiful spot which looked out across the river.