.” Leo began to reply.A few days before, Sam, as he had done many times before, had appeared on one of the Sunday Political Debate shows. Normally o...n one of these appearances, the Deputy Director of Communications wiped the floor with whoever the Republicans slotted to appear opposite him. Especially if his counterpart happened to be part of the more Conservative branch of the G.O.P.To first his amusement, then his dismay, this time they had set him up with a young, rather attractive, but. Wherever there is an Ice Coffee shop by the railroad tracks, they will be near." "Lance, you're brilliant." Joey enveloped his boyfriend in his arms, kissinghim on the lips, softly. Lance wiggled out of his boyfriend's embrace and smiled widely. "No. It was JC. He's the brilliant one. He left a message on the machinefor us, pinpointing exactly where they were taking him. And I'm almost certainthat Justin is with him, too." AJ appeared in the doorway, casting a dark shadow in the room. He. It was in many ways a sight familiar to a funeral director, the slouch of the shoulders, and head dangling from a neck too limp with grief to hold it straight. Perhaps it was those sagging shoulders, but those suits never did really look as sharp and proper as they were meant to at these events. Made one puzzle, what was the point in getting dressed in ones most expensive clothes for a gathering where sadness prevents anything you could possibly wear from looking good, and the guest of honor. What can I do?’ ‘Nothing, I’m afraid. The Law is absolute. You break it, the Balance is extracted.’ ‘But, nobody ever told me about this. It’s not fair. How can I be held responsible for a Law I didn’t know about?’ ‘Ignorance is no defense. Come on, everybody knows that. You wouldn’t expect a traffic court to let you off with that excuse. Why would you expect a magical court to do so? Besides, you’re telling me that you never heard Black Magic has unpleasant costs? And you’re a sorcerer? Save.