I enlisted enough guards to ensure that we weren't disturbed and made sure that they didn't know what we were about. I knew the guards would be unsett...led by talk of magic, so it was best, just to keep it quiet.The first task was to find out what, if anything, Mom remembered of her younger years on Gael, and any magical ability that she might have. It quickly became clear that she was aware of the power of the road, but had no idea how to use it to help her conjure up anything magical.Brenda was. There's something I want to discuss with you in private." I shrugged my shoulders and looked at Mom. She responded by shrugging her shoulders, too. I followed Dad into the study and closed the door behind me."What I have to say has to stay private between the two of us," Dad said. "Agreed?" Agreed." He picked up a black and white photograph up off his desk and handed it to me. It was a picture of a young and beautiful woman."She's gorgeous," I said. "I think I'm in love." Dad smiled at. I managed to put on my "pleasant professional" face on before the elevatordoor opened.Mary the receptionist gave me a wave as I came in, and said, "Morning,Director." Morning," I replied and headed for my office.Today was going to be a busy and important day, as it was the anniversaryof the Agency's creation. One of my jobs for the day was to create a briefsummary of why the Agency had been created, so on my desk was a filefolder full of the historical background.Not that I needed much. “I’m glad you did like it,” she said. She shoved down the covers exposing his chest and some of her naked upper body so that both of them could see one another. “You’re such a handsome fellow. Do you know how handsome you really are Elliott? I know I could tell you but the best way, without making love to you, is to write my feelings down on paper, but you probably wouldn’t appreciate that, would you?” “Sure I would,” he said. “I do mean that too. I always love reading. I mean, not only the.