.. something. I spent hours walking the halls, along with some of the templars on loan from the Circle, as well as Alistair, Jowan, Larus, Karl, and D...onal, trying to sense anything amiss magically, but we came up empty. Jowan and Larus assured me that the veil was no thinner than usual, and several rituals they attempted to strengthen the veil made no difference to the rumours.Alistair and the Wardens checked and double-checked the doors to the Deep Roads; there was no sign of any darkspawn. I'm totally shagged out after that marathon and I bet you are too!"It was not until after lunch that the pair were ready to do battle again. They were five minutes into a very damaging contest when they became aware that they were not alone!"Girls, girls! What's wrong with you two! Just as you'd healed up too!" Hi, Mrs FitzWalter!" said Gloria. "Go inside and get yourself a drink. We'll be busy for a while yet. Go on! Get inside - unless you'd care to watch us! We don't mind, but keep out of. “Okay, first things first. I know what you're asking yourselves. And the answer to your question is yes. The same policies as before will be in effect. You will continue to take swimming in the nude.”There was absolute silence in that room.“I can tell some of you are a bit nervous about this. Let me assure you there is no need to be. I've spent all my college years teaching part time swimming classes at some schools and the YMCA. Almost all of those classes have been male, and every class was. “Oh, Mom. I haven’t seen them since this summer,” Pam said.What she was leaving out was how hurt she’d been when she came home.“Sounds like fun,” Halle said.Lacy found me as I helped clean up after dinner.“You do know who Aly and Dan are, don’t you?” she asked.“I’m sure I do. I’ll make sure she’s okay. We’ll also bring Fritz and Flo, just in case,” I said.“You don’t think she’d be physically hurt, do you?” Lacy asked, with real concern in her voice.“No, our security will be there in case I.