”“Special permissions?” Aran asked. “That’s interesting.”“Indeed,” Sideburns said, leaning forward as if imparting a secret. “I hear...d from a friend in the uppers who said that the Council is giving the Heralds access to the archives, so’s they can use the records to root out any family lines still connected to the-” He lowered his voice to a whisper and looked around before finishing. “The Order of Aros.”Aran’s stomach turned to ice. If they traced Sorla’s heritage back to the Order, she could. Hapter 31 – Masha’s First Time31 Prelude – Sitting TogetherOn a cold December evening Masha and I are sitting together after a long walk through a forest near Cambridge. Masha begins to tell: „I will tell you the story of my first time. Like your teacher story I have never told anyone before. It is not as interesting as your one. But listen. “ 31.1 The Party " Sylvia started in on me when I came down from the second floor."I'm going out to have dinner with a friend and have you already forgotten about Rule Number Three? I don't want to hear anything about your night last night. Goodbye and don't bother waiting up." I growled at her and watched her blanch from my tone as I walked out to my car and left.I made it to Mindy's apartment complex with five minutes to spare and parked on the opposite side of the building from where her apartment was. Mama fix." Candace patted his arm. "If nothing else, there is still a lot of older pussy around." Fred eyed her and she nodded confirmation, "Yeah, including me."They walked the ground at the bed and breakfast. It sat on a big lot on the edge of town, back a bit from the road. The sign at the street said 'Restful Days Inn.' The place had probably been built in the 1890s, but it had been modernized a couple of times; Fred could see the signs. There was a big front porch and a sheltered area out.