Eating in the hotel was not on my agenda. Unfortunately, many hotel dining rooms are either outrageously expensive, or serve awfully mediocre food, or... sometimes both.“Where is the nearest restaurant?”“One half block down the street.”That sounded convenient and off I went. Sure enough there it was. The menu displayed outside seemed varied and reasonably priced. I stepped in.There was an armed guard standing just inside the door. Oops, this must be a really dangerous area of town. I feel safe to. It would be gaudy with emeralds wouldn’t it?”“You said you wanted it to make a statement,” I said with a grin. “The emeralds would certainly add to the effect. And no, I don’t think Mr. Greenburg is capable of making gaudy jewelry.”Mr. Greenburg had a thoughtful look on his face and was nodding in agreement with me. Anna thought for a minute, and then turned to Mr. Greenburg. “Emeralds would be nice, but I want the emeralds to enhance the gold not the other way around as is usually done.”I. "I'm busy you'll have to wait your turn."The blonde female sighed as she closed her eyes. {Sam, are you trying to die? You know by now that you haven't that much energy yet. We need you, Thantas needs you, if you continue this then all hope is lost."Sam was shocked a moment the energy he was infusing into Thantas almost stopping. "She's a lot smarter than the both of us thought, I suggest you listen to her. I think I have enough for right now, a lot more than the last time." Thantas whispered. The ship was tied up at a marina just outside Athens and all I had to do was to get a ride from Livorno to Athens. The airports were out of the question because with all the terrorism concerns my face was probably on everyone's no-fly list.Stavros and I went way back to the bad days in the Balkans when I wasn't certain if I was going to have any future at all. Now he was sitting pretty in his hideaway soaking up vodka and caviar morning, noon and night. He always was one for a pretty face and I.