Sean ordered a glass of Pinot Noir for Lucy and a shot of espresso for himself. Lucy raised an eyebrow at that, so Sean explained that he didn't reall... like alcohol much, but that espresso, done the way he liked it, was something he loved. She said she was surprised he didn't have his own machine. He replied that he had one once, but it was such a hassle to clean, that he got rid of it. Lucy filed that away in her mind. Somehow, she would have to learn how to do that for him... They talked more. With relief that things had gone better than he could have hoped, Roger took advantage of the fact that his apologies had drawn a crowd to describe what he had seen at the General's quarters."His face, neck, shoulder — heck his whole upper half — were covered in black soot. I don't know what happened, but he was filthy!"Simon knew that one of the other groups had been planning to try to get to the General and he shared what he knew."From what I've heard, one of the red group is a wizard when it. ”He left the room, and Ellie pulled out the papers.Oh. My. God.Daddy ... wasn’t her father.Ellie burst into tears; we held each other tightly until Daddy returned and pulled him in for a group hug. The three of us talked all day; Daddy eventually admitting that he’d been scared to death that Ellie would move out now she was 18. She and I both slept in her bed that night; well, I don’t think either of us slept all that well. Daddy was at the kitchen table when I got us both a glass of milk at 3. Stop pissing me off, guys.All three of us started laughing. Then since the rain stopped, Raghav was in a hurry to go home. He had important work the next day. After he left, mom went inside her room and locked it. I know she was tempted by what Raghav said. She’s upset about not having a great sex life as my dad is away.It was around 12 at night. I came out to have some snacks, as I was feeling hungry. But after crossing mom’s room, I heard moaning sounds from her room. It was mom, I could hear.