He needed some of those tomes.“Ria,” he called.“Yes, Master Kal? How may I help you?”Kal frowned. He considered Ria as more of a friend than a...magical item and the honorific didn’t sit well with him. “I think I know the answer to what I’m about to ask. I’m looking for one of the original books on the shelves that dealt with detection magic, the glyph for ‘Scio’ specifically. Is there any way for you to retrieve it?”Ria started shaking her head before he finished. “If you knew what book it was. She was a bit thick but in all the right places in my mind. Had a big wide ass that would be perfect to grab onto and pound away at all night. And her saggy but full tits swaying in her loose top that always seemed to be cut a bit too low. I slowly walked into the kitchen and poked my head in the doorway. "Hey, Mom. What's up, you called?" She stay hunched over the sink mumbling to herself. I walked closer to her, forgetting for a second about the robe I was holding closed and the huge erection. " She poured coffee and gathered juice from the refrigerator."It's good news; she has been missed," Stephen said picking up the tray Dorothea had assembled."So it seems. You and Mel were close weren't you?" Dorothea asked conversationally her curiosity sensing there was something more that Stephen was not saying."He was my mentor, and one of my closest friends," Stephen nodded. "I just want to know she is being looked after properly." For such an arrogant bastard Mel certainly inspired loyalty. They got on famously and Ross and Laura expressed their gratitude for the fact that they had been included in our loan scheme. My mum had told them that it was me they should thank as I had thought it up and I was the one who had suggested that MacFarlane Enterprises should widen its scope now that they had representatives in the town.I was quick to point out, however, that it may have been my idea, but it was Rebecca's mum who had been the prime mover in bringing that idea to fruition and.