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Can't add anything different from the comments above, one thing that did stick out was the upcoming talk Keith has been asked to give. I wonder if Isobel has arraigned this presentation as a means of possibly raising funds for the restoration...

I may have to rethink, it seems nearly everything down under wants to eat or kill you... Massive 18-Foot Crocodile Captured in Australian Outback: Largest in Decades (msn.com)

Will need fair warning as I will have to book a flight from the far side of the world!! Loved this chapter as the box of Kleenex will attest to!!! May any bumps in the road be minor and I like my steak medium rare!~!!

It will be interesting to see how all this works out when Simon is finished traveling the ethereal plane and his spirit returns to his body...

The salient question remains, can Abernathy be stopped and one other thought, what happened to the photonova glands???

I don't for a moment trust Rabiah...she has her own agenda....as evidenced by the following... She looked up again, hoping to catch another glimpse of Theodrik in the sky. “Truer words were never spoken. Oh, but wasn’t it magnificent? Gods, to have such a being at my disposal.” “It’s not a pet,” Brohm chided. “And I don’t care how friendly it seems. Reckon nobody can tell a daemon to do something it doesn’t wanna.” Nathan recalled the alchemist and how he’d somehow managed to turn the daemon into Lord Helmsley’s slave. He pondered if Rabiah had the same knowledge. She was dangerous in her own way, of that he had no doubt. It didn’t mean she couldn’t be trusted, but he had to remain vigilant.

Your craft in this tale is more than good enough to keep readers coming back and thanks for your response!!

Every now and then a story comes along that simply demands you start pounding the keyboard in your reactions/frustrations to a chapter, and boy o boy does this story grab you right from the beginning...You'll want to defy physics and the laws of nature in trying to reach through the PC monitor and have at some of the denizens of this unique tale!!! Kudos to the author for crafting this tale of intrigue and suspense!!!

Thank you for this story, as you may have noticed...it elicited some strong reactions from me and that is what a great story should do...and...dagnabit...you got me to liking...loving Connor!!!!

An interesting chapter to say least! As with too many cooks in the kitchen spoil the soup, too many cliffhangers ruin what could be a great story…

IhearJulieFreakingAndrew’spsingingSuperfreakinfexpialidociousdingdongdingdongthe wicked agent is dead!! Way to go Connor!

Up to now…best chapter yet!

Many thanks. It should be out shortly.

Oh my goodness, well this is a dark and scary start...I'm hanging on to the title of this in hopes for Matt...

A bit of descriptive overkill, not my favorite chapter at all...

I feel the therapist was correct in reporting the molestation, if not for Rocky but for the others and those yet to be molested... "You haven't done anything wrong. And who knows: Maybe, you haven’t been the only one. You would do these other ones a favor and they might come forth. Assuming there are more than just you, Bruce might not even know who reported him. I know, that’s a big if, but if it helps you …" "I guess, that makes sense. So, what should we do?" "Exactly what Manny and Bass said: go to the police. Confronting his parents will not accomplish anything, and telling the school may present other problems. So, it is best for the police to handle it. If they find a reason to, they should inform the school."

Many underttones in this chapter and several revolving around Suki and Francis Heyward, then there was the 'Tax Scandal' revolving around the disposition of paintings...dodgy wealthy folks... Then there is my favorite part.... Dan had looked at me and said that he was in this for the long haul and that he hoped I was too. Embarrassed, I’d made a bit of a joke of it, saying ‘Brave man’, but I’d kissed him and said that I was. Marriage was on the cards, sometime; though I pointed out that we didn’t even live together yet. We planned for Dan to spend more time at my place, but I was horribly aware that I had arranged the house to suit my single existence. If he had his own room (whether separate bedroom or just a study, he’d need something of his own) then our only lounge space could be my study/library.

These interludes are killing me, kill the SOB(s) ASAP!!! Other than that, no strong opinions...

I wish the ugliest death for the arrogant, self-absorbed A-hole....

And now to the aftermath, there is a mess to clean up...am very sad about Harry's fate...

I agree...and the ignominious demise of the bastards who fomented this plot and dispatched Harry...

Thank you for the kind words, they are very much appreciated, more than I can say, the second vignette is in editing and should follow shortly!!

I'm worried about Olona, if she fits out Abernathy...look out!!!

I think @chris191070 might be on to something. Is the following suspicious??? “Are you Oscar Q Kingston, of William Street Allendale East?” the officer asked me. “Yes, I am he, how may I assist you?” I replied cautiously. “I am the District Superintendent of the SA Police, I have come to officially apologise to you for the way you were treated that resulted in you being hospitalised. The Senior Constable in the matter has been dismissed from the police service and is facing possible charges of Assault causing bodily harm. The other officer has been transferred back to Adelaide, where he will be required to do additional training, and he will have a note of his employment records about the matter. Insert theme from Jaws here....BTW...anyone see the news this week, an 18 ft crocodile was captured in Australia...YIKES!!!!!

Well one thing we know for certain is that the bully is short on brains, think of it as social evolution and hopefully he expires before being able to add his contribution to the gene pool... This was a nice transition chapter and looking forward to how the rest of the summer goes...