I'd begun reading Das Rheingold on the airplane. Rachel read Chandler's Semiotics: The Basics.There was a mound of mail awaiting us, but nothing for m... from the Law School. Of course, it wasn't the New Year yet. We put our stuff away, opened all the windows to air things out, and went to buy food supplies. When we returned, I let Rachel stow things and I sat down with the mail.I did a quick sort into trash and "open," then resorted the "open" into "P" and "R" (anything addressed to both of us. “I usually take them up later than this. It may be too cold up at that meadow.”“Dress warmly, then,” Onur said, showing “do not question me” irritation. “I want you to stay up there for a week before bringing them back down. My wife will put together food for you to take with you.”There was no further arguing with that. Altan said, “Yes, Father,” and went to the small lean-to that had been added on to the side of the one-room house for him to sleep in. He heard the padlock being put in place on. She didn’t recognize it at first. It wasn’t until he’d stood again and lifted her off of him to put her back on the floor that she could turn around.She saw the flowers that had sat on Beth’s table.“I picked those up for you yesterday,” Phil told her. “I took them with me when I left because I hoped to find you at some point.”“You bought me roses?” Hailey asked, tears in her eyes. “No one has ever got me roses before! Oh, Phil, I love you so much. I am sorry I am such a stupid bitch. .. well, you know what happened there."We all winced and nodded, everyone lost in their own thoughts on the subject. Finally he cleared his throat and continued."After that, I lost hope. I couldn't convince anyone else to go after her, and with all the Wardens dead ... I figured I had better make a life for myself, somehow. I owed Riana and her father, and began working for them so he could spend more time smithing and less time selling."Riana reached up to squeeze his hand, but avoided.