My mother in law was furious when he succeeded and I made certain that I used every visiting slot possible, probably more to upset the old Bat than an...ything else. Her attitude had no effect as Sarah was always happy to see me, our relationship became stronger and in later years the Court changed the conditions so that Sarah could spend two weekends a month resident with me.I found a good apartment to rent and became a single man again. Strangely I was not too embittered, my wife's attitude; by. Solon, bring us fire. Zeno, tend to the roof."Instantaneously, the room burst into dazzling light. The thief squintedand saw a meticulously built fire pit now in the center of the room, ablaze happily cackling within. The shadowy figures were now more apparent: tall, gaunt looking older menin dark blue robes. One of them gestured at the gaping hole in the adobeceiling. Like a cut in a man's skin, the wound in the ceiling healeditself, jagged broken ends growing closer together and. "That means putting on makeup, Greg. At the minimum you need to userouge, lipstick and mascara. Come with me to the bathroom and I'll showyou what to do. Pay careful attention so that you can do it yourselffrom now on."In front of the mirror in her bathroom I watched as Tracy appliedfoundation to my face and then some rouge and highlights. Then, workingon my eyes, she plucked my eyebrows, put on mascara, eye shadow and eyeliner. "You could use some lip plumper to give you fuller, sexierlips.". He put on a magic show that wouldhave done Gandolf proud.The cynic in me wondered how much was actual magic and how much wasshowmanship, but regardless, it was impressive.After his performance, the formal part of the evening seemed to be at anend and a more relaxed attitude dominated. I found myself having to fendoff a number of noble men who vied for my affection every time Aeneas wasdistracted. Finally, I had to leave. I'd had more wine than I'm used to,but at least I wasn't totally.