I volunteered my limited skills for the remainder of my stay, and they happily accepted. Both of them knew the reason for my travels this spring and s...ummer, and sometimes having a task is helpful therapy as well. Charlie noticeably brightened when I made it clear that I would stay as long as I could be useful. I was pretty sure Francine picked up on that as well.It was ten o'clock when Francine and Lew shuffled off to their quarters. I poured Charlie and me each a small brandy and returned to. I just knew I couldn't stand being alone, and apparently neither could anyone else. I suppose it was just another puppy pile – on carpet in a library, but still.Once everyone had been fed, we spent about half an hour telling the stories of all our adventures in the Deep Roads, and making introductions, for the benefit of Sereda and Caridin. Oghren wandered in after a while; the only one not to join the puppy pile in the library, he'd apparently passed out drunk in his room after being washed. I. Either way he clings to his self control, the streets crawl by seeming to take forever to pass as he walks the yet his watch tells him that the minutes are truly seconds. Ten agonising minutes later he taps on the door, a quite “Coming” seeps though the door, the sound of her voice steals his uncertainty and nerves, contentment spreads though him and he presents the flowers to her as she opens the door, yet time stands still as his eye meet hers the flowers are totally unnoticed as her arms fly. When she got close I realized she was much younger looking from a distance.Blond: You came alone?Me: My guess is you know I came alone, since you didn't give me enough time to bring in a team. Even if I had one, which I don't.Her: Good, you don't need anyone to know about this meeting.Me: You mean you don't need anyone to know. I have an extra coffee that isn't too cold yet, would you like it?Her: No thanks, I never drink or eat unless I know where it had been.Me: So you are careful, that is.