We got onto the SDisk and headed back to the Castle.


We got onto the SDisk and headed back to the Castle. I almost never call it "Shardik Castle," that's just too damned pretentious. But when I call it "The Castle" people ask "Which one?" We took the easy way into the residential floor, walking along the corridors quietly, waving to Ember who was doing her usual impression as nightowl. The door slid open easily and we walked into my residence. It looked as homey as ever, although P'nyssa had left the sliding glass door to the patio open again. Still, it was a warm, clear night with almost no chance of rain, so I figured it wasn't a problem. "Can I get you anything?" I asked. "What have you got for wines?" "Wines? You want wines? Let's see, we've got more wines than I know what do with, including a deSchane." "You've got deSchane?" His eyes lit up like a little boy's being given his first yoyo.

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