“But I didn’t bring anything with me,” she said in a last, but not very convincing, attempt to refuse.“No problem, I always keep a supply of s...eepwear ready for all the young girls I bring home.” There was the slightest look of horror in Kat’s eyes before the joke dawned on her. “And there’s a spare bathrobe on the back of the door. And a key in the lock if you’re still worried,” added Lizzie with a wink.“Are you sure?”“Absolutely. Both about the lock and the bathrobe.”Slowly she shifted. My link with Derwen felt free of anger or anxiety so I did my best to shake the tension out of me. I soothed Swarta with comforting encouragement, talking to myself at the same time, talking myself down from doing something abrupt or unfriendly towards the delegation. Derwen was clearly engaged in an animated conversation with a pair of elderly noble women, whilst the port guards who escorted us from the city gate noticeably kept a distance from Hajin's men. I suspected Lord Atum had given. “How much of what’s on the wagon will you be using day to day, Jim?”“Just the trunks of clothes, Paul. Everything else, what little there is, are things we’ll probably end up getting rid of, now that we can afford better things, or family keepsakes.”With the cousins’ help, Jim unloaded the trunks, and we took them to their rooms. We’d just finished that task and joined the rest in the living room when chaos erupted as the Hacienda kids came in from school. Excited to see the Longstreet. "Le, le, le, le, let me, me, me, me show you. It will work, It wa, wa, will be easy."Jet moved the older bulldozer off the trailer and put the bucket under the lip of the concrete bridge. He didn't try to lift it but used the hydraulics to swivel the bucket, lifting the bridge. Then with a deft touch, he pulled the brake back on one track and swiveled the tractor, lining the bridge up.Jet got down and pointed to the other side, "Do, do, do, do, tha, tha, tha, sa, sa, same on tha, tha, the other.