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I still have lots of questions: Who was the person who hated Nico? Seems to be someone among the Smythes. Who was the Smythe delegate who threw a chair at the King ? Maybe the same as the one above. He should be detained and questioned. It seems like there are two councils: The Serai one, who have sent three members to the meeting, including Cieran who is the leader. But there is also the council of Elders who rules the Order ? And the secretary is their spokesperson, right ? And both the secretary and and Order delegate were present. And they're in league with Cieran, we assume, to overthrow the King. But why not simply kill him? The McLeans seem to be the only loyal Serai, so let's hope they can help with a return attack on the Order. They have a personal incentive too, with Ivan taken. Very clever of Diarmad to wear a tracker, it should give his friends a nice advantage.

@ColumbusGuy LOL, but this is not Heaven, at least not in the religious sense. It's simply the 'plane' where Angels live.

If the mother made a will, and the children are old enough to indicate their preference, I doubt anyone here would make them live with their estranged father. But I admit being fairly clueless about how social services work in these sort of cases.

Glad you think so. Didn't Azrael just deny setting up those encounters?

Ohhhh, don't let Ayil hear you say that. Testing is definitely proper protocol. Yeah, some sadness was inevitable, but I think Diego may resent his special duty a little less by now.

Yes, Azrael is indeed very lonely, especially after the three other angels faded. Hopefully, he can look forward to more dinners with this group. As for a partner

Dessert will be the cake Sablo bought in London. I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter.

I'm sure Sablo agrees with you (about the need for penis), but Diego is bisexual, so he wins either way. Theo has lived much longer than the brothers, and Azrael has more or less been around since the start of the universe. Even if they're nor in the same line of work, they could have bumped into each other somewhere, somewhen.

Finally better, and I went to work today. Hope I'll be back to normal over the weekend.

I guess Sablo is the talkative brother and Diego is the strong, silent guy. But they're both quite protective of each other.

Jaymes had a very good point about Nathan leading by example as captain of the football team. I wonder why Nathan didn't suggest he join the team ? I'm sure it's a good way to find friends in the village.

Sablo fished his phone out his pants pocket, shot a brief text to his brother, and seconds later, someone knocked loudly on their front door. “What the hell, Sablo?“ Theo hissed. “Couldn’t you have waited a few minutes longer? The table isn’t set, and the salad’s not tossed!” “But we were almost late. Diego hates tardiness.” “Tough shit!” Theliel ripped a drawer open, grabbed some multicolored placemats, and stormed in the direction of the dining room. Over his shoulder he threw back

Most importantly - is he out to the football team?

Am I the only one who's not sure about Arlene's domineering running of the meeting ? And impressed by the fact the fete home page is managed by the sleepy eighty-two-year-old Doris ?

If you haven't already done so (thanks Gary and Val), please take time to read Cole's blog review and leave a like and perhaps a comment for him as thanks for helping the review team.

Nice - is this supposed to be Diego or Azrael ?

Awww, I hope you won't mind me saying I'm a little proud of making you cry, especially since it was happy tears. We even call male nurses the same, although sygeplejer was used at one time. It literally means caregiver (plejer) of the sick (syge). But yeah, quite an ugly word, aesthetically. Writing intimate scenes is always a challenge (porn is much easier), so I'm glad you approve and enjoy them. And 'natural decency' is a brilliant way to describe them (and Grethe too).

You're right, smoking is a nasty habit in general, but to smoke in the place where you sleep is extra

smoking in your bedroom - how disgusting. Maybe it's not surprising Nathan's father had a heart attack at fifty-four. But at least Nathan seems fit. Maybe he should sell the bakery and pursue his dream.

Happy to hear that. You can think of me and @Thorn Wilde (a fellow Nordic person) in the future. And of course we need a SATW comic about watching a movie. Oh and for the ladies: https://satwcomic.com/girl-s-night

But both Ruy and his mate have been born, so could this make a difference ? Of course, we don't know whether his mate's parents were mates. Are Seraei only fertile with their mate ? I guess that must be the case or there would be too many long lived half-Seraei on Earth, which would give the secret away. So the conclusion is: new Seraei are rarely born but created by humans meeting their Serai mate.

Very polite, Clo. My reactions were more in the line of

Reading the chapter again I can't help wondering whether some of the delegates will be relieved Nico is there. There must be some who do not agree with the feuding. Concerning Ruy's mate could this be a consequence of mixing Serai and human blood? If he's the first Earth born Elder he must be from the time shortly after the Serai settled on earth. Have any other Earth born Serai with a human parent met their mates yet?

I think it will be good for Eric to see Andy and Adam as a couple in their own home. Having a normal life with banter at the breakfast table and discussion about making supper and doing the washing. I also found it funny Brian might meet two gay men today, since I think he'll ask Eric to wait for Adam at the café, if possible. Though it might be easier and faster to put Eric in a taxi and send him to Andy and Adam's place, unless the paramedics are willing to take him there?

It's on my reading list too.