The spring equinox had been three weeks ago, so there were now nearly eleven marks between sunrise and sunset. Even though we got a late start, the ex...ra daylight allowed us half a day’s travel and it was nearly dark when we stopped for the night. Even before caring for our horses, though, Jori wanted me to demonstrate my ability with the bow. He pointed out a lone tree just over three hundred paces from us. I explained that I intended to hit the ground one span in front of the tree so it would. I’ll summon you if I need you.”“As you wish, Master.”Afericus saw the world be consumed by crimson-coloured smoke, and when it cleared, he was stood back in his lamp. He walked over to his big chair, and sat down, conjuring himself a drink. Being a genie was tiring work, and doubly so with an adolescent as a Master. They were far more demanding than adults, who tended to at least mix in some other activities in between all the fornication, whereas teenagers spent 95% of their time either. Faye was a long time in the shower. Presumably she was washing extra thoroughly, which to be honest I was glad about. I called Alice and asked her to pick up some talc.I brought the laptop through to the kitchen and sat at the table, looking at houses for sale. With my bigger salary I could afford somewhere better now, with more privacy, and I didn’t want Faye feeling she had to sneak about all the time. Nor did I want to be answering questions about a sixteen-year-old live-in housekeeper!A. Jessie Harper went into that meeting with a terrible sense of doom over the fate of Sonika Jharm, the church’s choirmaster, and of her step-father, the Reverend Bryce Unsworth.Jessie was just so certain that these two people, two people that she loved dearly, would be facing the shame of losing their positions over something that was just not their fault. At first it looked like things were heading in that direction until another choir member, in the form of Polly Legett, showed up at that.