” That gets a shocked look from the girl. He turns to the boy, “What’s your name?”“Toby Jones, sir.”“I’m Will March and my head wife i...s Ann, also called Happy Fawn.” He points to her and she waves. “Where can I get a lot of washing done?”The boy smiles, “That’s what my ma does for a living. She’s good and Miss Hattie recommends her to all of her lodgers.”Turning to his wives Will says, “I need a bundle of all our clothes that need washing and another bundle of all the clothes from the dead.. She smiled and I hugged her tight and she hugged me back. Im glad you said that Mom. I was wondering if you were going to tell him about this morning. She hugged me again. No I wasnt. Lets keep it just for us. I held her head and kissed her on the lips hard. Mmm-a. I said. I love you Mom. She beamed and said, I love you too, baby. Have a good time out there and get used to being back home. That night, with dad home, everything was normal, nothing out of the ordinary. Woke up next morning to. ” He glanced around and spotted a glowing gem on the ground, “I don’t recall seeing the enchanter boy around right after. His table was really close to the blast too.” He stooped and picked up the glow-stone and pocketed it. “Shame really, he had been doing really good business after the palace stones fell apart.”“A stone enchanter? Here, now? Where is he staying, do you know?”“Well, last I heard he was set up at the old flop in the inner city. He has been around for about a year now,” said the. There was a feeling similar to when you walk into an office the day after a colleague has died and you are the only person who doesn't know yet. You can sense something is wrong, but have no idea what."Anyhow, nobody was forthcoming with news of dead colleagues so I set about finding out what was in store for me that day. The bed in the lab had been replaced with a large desk and there was a business suit- well I say business suit, if today's career woman dressed for work in super low cut.
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