” Jamie said as he left the stables, “Thanks again.”Jamie came in through the back of the house, so he could stop in the mudroom and wash up. He...was also trying to avoid his mother. After the way he acted at lunch, he knew she was mad, but laughter pulled him past the mudroom and straight in to the living room.Victoria was sitting on the sofa by the window again and was laughing at something Paula and Elizabeth had said. He stood quietly watching. Then it dawned on him, how had she gotten back. My real story starts as we were heading northwest from the Ivory Coast,through Guinea and into Sierra Leone. Our plan was to get to Freetown for afew days and then travel north up the west coast of north West Africa.We each had Honda bikes, which we had bought in Cape Town. It was cheaptravel and you could see a lot of country as you drove. Some roads weregood, however most were very bad and we had to be very careful as wetravelled, as that part of Africa was not the safest place in the world. “Why me, though, and not Jack? He thought of this,” I observed.“Yes, but I kinda like the idea myself. You’re the one man who somehow binds us all together somehow. Our connections, they’re all through you, buddy. I second Christy’s motion myself. How about it, guys? Are you open to having Konrad select your legal spouses? As stated, they don’t have to be your main partner, just your official one for tax purposes. How about it? Didn’t you become a legal ordained minister, anyway? Online, I. He was carrying a radio set tuned to the tower frequency.That alone was attracting a crowd. I think every off duty person on this ship was trying to get a view of this."I wish he had warned me about this beforehand. I'd have tried to arrange a pickup point at Malta or someplace." I told Thunderfeet. "I'm worried somebody is not paying attention to their work."The Vice Admiral's radio squawked. "A channel has been opened with the Hades. Captain Stone is standing by." Good job." Bright responded..