You may have chastised the Minoans for now, but you haven't put a yoke about their necks yet and until you do, they will always be a threat. As well, ...here are city states to the west who we should keep an eye on. My spies in Izmir have told me that Ibos and Thrace have begun visiting the port more often and while there, their captains have taken an interest in my growing naval force. I sense that we might have problems with them in the near future." We may or we may not," I responded. Smokey had made more copies of the chips while the Evaluators had been giving us the estimates on their value. We now had enough to pass out to each interested clients so they could see what they were bidding on. Thunder had given me the second set of chip holders when I got to the room."Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sorry to keep you waiting but the traffic was worse than we had anticipated. I dislike being kept waiting myself and this time I am the guilty party. For that you have my sincerest. Sleep came quickly that night.When we awoke, we ate breakfast and prepared to get underway. We had a good number of miles to travel and we were fortunate enough to have a gentle breeze. It was not as strong as we would like, but it would enable us to make fairly good time on our return to the mainland.As I passed various displays of natural beauty, I was in awe. I kept repeating, under my breath, just how amazing the scenery around me was. I knew that very shortly I would once again be back in. "Matt?" My mother's voice was muffled by the door. I left the robe and went into the bathroom, closing the door as quietly behind me as I could. Just as the door was shut, I heard Matt's door being opened. I didn't have enough time to put on the clothes I had in the bathroom with me, so I grabbed a towel off the shelf and wrapped it around me, walking into my room at the same time. The door from the hallway to my room was already closed so I was in the clear for the most part. I sat down at my.