I had girls and boys hanging on my every bit of sailing advice. A young voice came up to me. “Hi Chris”“Hi, Fred, how are you. Enjoying the sail...ng?”“Do you know, I am. Our boat capsized yesterday, it was great fun. I’m taking our dorm room bible study. Seems I’m a responsible person now. I am sixteen after all”“Wow, time flies doesn’t it?”“Yup, Sixteen, nearly seventeen. If you get my drift?”“I do, you still on for that? But not here.”“Obviously not! What do you think I am, some kind of easy. You couldn’t tell unless you looked deep into her eyes. She physically looked no older than I did and Daniel said that to a human, we didn’t look much older than he was.We both felt older than the seven kids with us. I was amused that Teal had taken a fancy to Laci and Sable. I winked at her. She looked at me surprised, and I think my smile told her I was happy if she wanted to be with them. She chuckled when I mentioned that I would have to find some Shields for my new Queens and wizards.I’d. We’re not that far along yet anyway, so we just ... yeah, we can handle that.”Paula seemed equally relieved. “I think I’d rather she take most of her meals with us still anyway. She can order pizza or something if she’s having a party.”Pete nodded. As a father, he understood what this mother was saying.“You know,” he told her, “it’ll knock a few thousand off the budget for you to not have a kitchen.”Paula got a gleam in her eye. It was something Pete Nelson had seen before, in other clients. It. We turned down a corridor in which there was a light cast through thewindow of one of the doors. It created a square of illumination on thewall opposite it. Someone was working rather late. I felt a spike in myanxiety level. I was afraid to have anyone see us here. The occupants ofthe room took no notice of us as we passed by, however. Whatever projecthad kept them there into the wee hours held their full attention. Finally, we turned a corner and came to a locked door with a Sign.