"Sheila said, "Maybe you think so, but she might get more than she bargained for as a result." In what way," Susan asked."Because if I was my dad and ...I got to know the reason why it was hanging there, especially that bit about his declining years, I think I would be inspired to spank her bottom before proving to her that there was life in the old dog yet."Susan and I laughed uproariously at that, but mum was unperturbed. She just smiled and said, "Well I suppose one could always live in hope". I awoke to my alarm on the smart phone going off. It told me that the phone was charged and it was 6AM. I crawled out of bed and tried to unwind my arthritic body as best I could.My left hip had been rebuilt, but it caused me to have a bit of a limp. That limp put pressure on my right hip and caused the joint to wear unevenly. Which in turn eventually caused me to develop some arthritis pain. I loaded up on my OTC pain pills, put on my second, and third layers of clothing before starting out. A small section of the wall slowly opened to expose a passageway that looked as though no one had been in it for a million years. Several dim lights came on in the passageway, which surprised Jason.“Come through Jason I promise you, you will not be harmed, but I cannot predict how you will react to what you see!” Ergol said grinning and waving his antennae excitedly. He led Jason down a shadowy passageway and then down a steep ramp into a square room that had tiny ancient exquisite paintings on. Azusa returned to find most of the houses in total disarray, their most powerful members wounded or dead from the conflagration. Nearly consumed in what I believe is termed 'a dynastic war'." Damn." Ryoko muttered."With Aquella dead and the Heir apparent missing..." Ena Nodded agreeably, "Killing the queen would have completely erased the 'then' current power structure.His family would have taken over and Kagito would have become the new heir apparent and soon after ... Would have seated.