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What a shock ! I did not expect Zhiv to be killed. What a senseless tragedy of epic proportions. The evil doers were immediately punished. David and those who cared about Zhiv had time to mourn, A fitting memorial was assembled on Jana Mountain. Zhiv has made a huge impact. David and River will attempt to carry out his wishes Life will get better, we all hope.

I thought Bertie is managing the opium trade for the John Company. He is either in India or since Chartly was kicked out of China is in China--Canton.

Two things-- This pack is in the modern era with Zoom meetings and a respect for members' time to schedule work activities during the week allowing weekends off. Trevor is being hit on by two hot guys--Randy and Skyler. He is inching toward having sex with one or maybe both of them as a tryout for his initial gay sex play. It would be a downlow summer fling at this point , if it happens. None of them wants to be out as having gay sex in the small community. Trevor radiates sexuality and is a magnet for girls and guys. He is sex on a stick.

Mark--Thank you for this substantial, wide ranging, momentous chapter which brings clarity and a new focus for George. This is your longest lasting Bridgemont book running 5 and one-half years so far. You let us know Caroline has developed her own life in a segment of society and can have affairs and live well on her son's estate and does not have to rely on George. She has dug her own moat and George is going now to keep her at bay by having the King banish her from London. They still have to meet and possibly work out what they do and say and how the children are involved by their separation. Her effort's to secure her son's title have failed with George's agreement with the King. She might be very mad by George's decision for their son. He should be better off, though. William is going to be bestowed a new and uncontested appropriate title as promised by the King. George cut the Gordian knot and resolved the conflict that could have been even more bitter and prolonged and painfully public. He also earned the approbation of the King . He removed any reasons for the Haversham's and their friends to aid any scheme of his father's to challenge Lady Kendal's estate will that might favor his son, George. The Duke might even be impressed by the unexpected and powerful action taken by his son that could have undercut him. Boldly going to see the King without an appointment and securing his support was very surprising and conclusive. George now needs to see the lawyer and find out what Lady Kendal's will says. If ,as suspected, he is given all or most of her estate he will be busy adding it to his estates and seeing it is properly managed. He will not have to kick off any Catholic tenants after his friendly tussle with the Duke of Cumberland with the King present. Also, George needs to take decisive action to separate Caroline from any control over his assets. He has a lot to learn and will need to hire competent people. Cavendish and Daventry have pledged to help him. George expects to have time at home without a command to bring things into order and enjoy his life in society with all his friends and to the extent allowable the Kiing, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Clarence. I hope George finds peace and a new path to happiness.

OMG George has broken with Caroline. He quickly needs to put his affairs in order and separate financial control from his wife. Daventry and Cavendish will help him. George and the King has a full discussion in private while walking, He asked the King to banish Caroline from London and he will. The King likes George and said he will find a proper title for his son. George has agreed that Lord Crawden should have the title given his son. Caroline will be incensed but is bypassed. It seems they are going to lead separate lives. George is not assuming command of a ship for a while after his tussle with St Vincent. George will have time to take control of his assets and have a healthy active life with his friends.

Such distress. I did not expect such devastation and so many animals and people hurt. I did think the Homeland Security people would be thwarted, but I did not think nature would be so violent and disruptive. The three boys and any animals are safe. Jude is still around and has the potential to be evil. Homes and businesses were l flattened by tornadoes. The valley will be re-made, I bet. In the next chapter we will find out who survives and who might rebuild. I hope David's parents survive. Will River's father and Jude be OK? I bet the pork, pig and chicken businesses will close. Can Zhiv and David and River save some animals now that the storms are over? Is this horrible weather event a result of the impending attack on Zhiv and the mara. Is the mara fighting back? What does Zhiv think? Will others see a reason behind the weather? How will Homeland Security be stopped from investigating the mountain again? What influence will the vid have now that many more people have seen it. Nature's power is now even more evident,

If things are going to be better between Marc and Sawyer, the break can help. They were on a destructive and eventually hateful path. They both need to decompress and lower their anxieties and breathe. Time away to think and to do their job tasks that are needed to be done could center them. Banner can help Sawyer be realistic, I hope. When Sawyer returns, they both need to talk. If Sawyer wants to be with Marc, he has to say so. Marc has to say what he wants and what he is eventually willing to do in public. Nothing dramatic is required right away --just be accepting and let things progress. If they are too far apart, so be it. They are adults. Act like it, BTW, Rachel's relationship with Marc is more layered. Marc is apparently helping protect her--possibly from a past hurtful guy. He is being a rock for her. Maybe, she needs that and is not seeking sex from Marc. She might not be an obstacle for Marc's opening up.

What a mind opening experience. They boys are learning about another culture in a non-judgmental way . The beliefs about Delphi were so new to them. Imagine thinking the place is the center of the world. I did not know how the Depli oracle expressed herself. This is very enlightening to me. Thank you.

Divorce is not usually a near term solution. Things must have been brewing for a while. The term Irreconcilable differences is often used as an excuse in legal proceedings. I bet they do not have opposed political and social views or addiction or money problems. The other common divorce issue is one or both partners having one of more affairs or not having sex or enough sex--different sex drives-within the marriage which implies they have fallen apart emotionally. Both partners are good looking and would have had opportunities to stray. A partner can put up with problems for a while and one common breakpoint for a divorce is when the kids leave home for college or a job. This situation fits Jack and Claire. The facts of any problems sexual or otherwise will influence how the kids and Will react, I bet.

This next morning the excrement is going to hit the fan, The animals are on alert. Whem and Kek were ready to take David to see Zhiv to warn him. Hector and Celia were also going to warn David and Zhiv but noticed it was abnormally calm. The mara is watching. Any attackers will find themselves opposed and they will be shocked. If they hurt Zhiv or David, the retaliation likely will be severe. I doubt Zhiv will want to leave the mountain and his friends. If River tries to reach David at his house --vesus going to seek out Zhiv-he might wake up David's dad and mom. They will be worried. His father and River may leave to find David. Jana Mountain is going to have so many humans who might get hurt by Homeland Security forces. River's father ,if he lives , should let him move out. Meanwhile Melissa's vid has reached 25 million views early in the day. The viewership will only grow much, much larger. Public support for Zhiv and his message will get stronger and more vocal. A genuine cry for change and not foreign backing or terrorists will be seen as the motivation for the creatures acting the way they are acting. Homeland Security will be viewed as the bad guy and more so if Zhiv and David are hurt .

Will cannot tell half a story. He has to let it all hang out to be a real catharsis under his extended trauma. His collapse and emotional crisis will force him to be honest. Telling only a partial tale will raise questions about sincerity and any hidden motivations. The two-faced nature of Zach fucking Taylor and Travis is made clear. Zach's real anger and unaccustomed brutality from his rivalry for his fuckboy Travis can now be understood but not accepted. He broke with Will by seriously abusing him. Now also , the dad's raw rape depravity helps show he can do things a normal man would not do-and it would not be too far to be considering to attempt to endanger his son. His possible motivation to attack Travis is made known to the group since Travis is gay and has two lovers. Is one or more known to Daddy Buck? In any event, it is now certain though that Daddy Buck does not want a gay son and will try to stop him from getting his trusts. He is going to be too embarrassed to be known to have a gay son.

Cockblocked by Finn, Marc went home and then like adolescents Marc and Finn got off with phone sex. They both want more. Finn resurrects himself in the morning as the resident evil man by telling Marc it was nice to see him again. Finn arrived after everyone left so Marc had to have returned. Even if Finn is not direct and says that Sawyer and Marc were kissing, the staff will figure out something is off by the reactions of Sawyer and Marc guilty reactions and get suspicious. Finn wants to make Sawyer's life miserable and get him to leave this small town. Sibling rivalry can be so hurtful.

Uncommonly dramatic in every sense--Intense and brutally honest. People's views will be changed. Well done, Mark Will , just out of the hospital, returns to Escorial to tell everything. His diagnosis for his collapse is described and his counsellor is present. He was stay as long as needed. Will held nothing back from his time with Zach, Travis and Daddy Buck. Travis was outed as gay. Zach was outed as fucking both Travis and his sister, The fights, the underage rape, the love making the break-up were covered. Having sound and video tapes had to make what he was describing come alive. The trip to see JJ was viewed as a success. The plane blowing up was very disturbing. Daddy buck was thought capable of hiding any involvement. BTW, Frank kept asking if Will blew up Zach's truck and Will ignored him. It was very late and people were sent to be with time tomorrow for some to analyze what Will had reported, Claire shocked the crowd say she and her husband were getting a divorce. That notice came out of the blue. No explanation was given --yet. I am looking forward to the internal discussions on what to do next. The divorce will add more intensity to an already messy situation. I hope Will get out for some activity as therapy, riding his horse restores him. Surfing will be a great change of pace, too,

The Good News River has a home with David and his family. His bed ridden brother, Nicky, is in a care facility. Hector and Melissa met everyone and were impressed by Ziv and his friends. Important stories were placed on film for editing and broadcasting. The story that is needed to be told will get out and should be very popular. Zhiv told them what needed to be done--“Stop eating animals. Stop cutting down the forests. Stop polluting the environment. People know how to do these things, but that’s not enough. They have to do them. The time for talking is past. What’s needed now is action.” Will humans comply? A huge culture shift is required. The Bad News River's father is still a drunk and is on the path to killing himself. The multiple agency task force group met to discuss matters. It was not fully known till then that the attacks where on every continent except Antartica. They will meet in 2 more days and maybe the vid taken by Melissa stating what needs to be done is put online or on TV. However, Homeland Security is going so on Jana Mountain and will intensely search for foreign agents or domestic terrorists who the agency just knows has to be behind the attacks. Suspecting a natural source is not even a possibility to it. When they go to the mountain, they will face an attack from natural sources on a scale they will not suspect. I hope no animal or Zhiv is hurt. David and River may try to warn him and need to be careful. Will they ask Zhiv to hide out at their home for a while?

I am betting the Connor mess is what will inspire Rusty to change. He has to find his joy eventually. Matty can help him. Rusty will face a crisis and make the right decision to change after suffering mightily. The boys in the house are going to realize Matty and Rusty are having sex. The walls are not that thin. Are Matty and Rusty going to stop at blow jobs this night and next morning? Connor is a false god with a history that can bring him down. Making a student a target should get the school admin hostile? Will Xpress take him down?

Caroline seems focused on preventing the Havershams from taking away her son's title and estate. The name change before the House of Lords was one stratagem. She risked her husband's anger by promoting the name change. She agreed to the Duke of Cumberland's demand to getting rid of her 14 Catholic tenants to protect her son's inheritance. All these efforts have not been enough. Did she risk her reputation to have an affair at her son's estate with a man who had a powerful politician as a brother to get him to advocate with his brother to also protect her son's inheritance? I am looking forward to Caroline's discussion and answers when she finally meets her husband--soon I hope. This situation can only fester.

Things are coming to a head. The task force wil meet soon. Is it going to be constructive, or will it go off the rails and seek a scapegoat as worried or even be taken over by the feds who might want a military attack solution? The mara will fight back on Jana if threatened. David's parents are open to taking in three boys. But now the family situation has gotten perilous. River's father is losing his pig business and is solidly drunk. River's family will be kicked out. What happens to his father and vegetable brother? They have to stay away from Jude and his family.

The kids are seeing and learning about Athens and the surrounding area. It is wonderful that they are captivated by what they are seeing. No one seems bored. Arnaud is a good teacher. BTW, the story makes me hungry for Greek food.

How long will it take --one day, two days--for Marc and Sawyers yearning for each other to be discovered ? They cannot stop. They are so excited. What happens when Marc's cover is broken? Will he hide away?

The Kardoval have been replaced by individuals elected by the people. Garjah and Essell and Bouncer and Timok left the planet and are now exploring Ardra. The three are especially happy living together in their new roles supporting each other. Garjah asked....“Is this the life you want?” He stroked his hands down my back, his hands tangling with the extra pair I never expected to have. “Always.” Perhaps a sequel is possible?

Celia and Hector along with David and River are becoming closer friends. The two young men came up to Jana mountain and met Ziv who liked River. He had been sad to find out River really like David. Zhiv led the education of River who had to ask forgiveness from the pigs. He was in danger . Pigs can eat human flesh. The pigs tested and then forgave River and the boys and animals began playing. What a good time, Not good was the increasing animal attacks . Conspiracy groups and extremist groups are blaming others. People are getting unsettled. It is time for Hector and Earth Girl to get Zhiv's messages out.

Mark--I salute you for your powerful concise and shocking description of the confrontation between Lord St Vincent and Granger when he was really upset about the effort to rename his son. Granger was honest and clear. Lord St Vincent knows now he has deeply offended Granger. Lord St Vincent has burned his bridges with Granger and any idea he had of keeping Granger back to help him with his tasks has ended. Now he has an opponent with friends in the highest places.... the King, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Clarence , Admiral Nelson etc. They will advocate for him. Will he decide he needs to eventually move Granger away and earn the good will of Granger's backers without seeming to be pushed. Lord St Vincent might read Granger's report, take some time to consider what to do next and then send a letter notifying him of a prized command with the authority to pick his own officers. They might meet at the end when Granger is ready to sail. It could take a few months to get the ship ready and Granger can settle his family problems in the meantime.

Of course, they will suffer--and repent and find true love with each other. They have great chemistry so far and are ready to become closer It seems most likely --They have to work through their worries and issues and those who will not let them change

This all sounds so crash and underhanded and groping. George has to see the lawyer and settle any matters concerning Lady Kendal's estate to be bring clarity to the situation and let him know what he has to fight about. His father may contest what his sister has given George in the will. It may be all or most of her estate. The Duke of Suffolk apparently still wants at least a share. If he helps the Haversham who are contesting the will giving George's son all of his grandfather's estate , he hopes they and their supporters will back his claim against Lady Kendall's and revising the terms to give the Duke part or all of the estate. He is going against George. George will be crushed by his father's action, I assume. He will need to be as resolute and sharp as he is in battle at sea. George asked the Lord Chancellor, Lord Eldon about the effort to rename his son “I am wondering if I may impose upon you to answer two more questions,” Granger queried. Eldon nodded. “Do you know why my father appears to be supporting this? He did not mention this to me at all.” Eldon gave him the scheming and shady look that lawyers seem to have naturally. “Perhaps he is shoring up friends in the event that there is an estate issue that affects him personally.” That could only be a reference to Lady Kendal’s estate. “That is most interesting, and I must thank you for sharing your speculations with me,” Granger said. “May I approach you on this matter should I need further counsel?” “I would be happy to do a favor for your lordship,” Eldon said, his expression now turning truly sleazy. But Granger understood the language here, and that he would someday have to do Eldon a favor in return. He certainly wasn’t happy about that, but if it was a price he had to pay, so be it. George needs to be on the alert for underhanded business and will owe Lord Eldon a favor in return. Besides, the Havershams will not give up is seeking what was given to his son.

It feels like soon we will come to the end of the Northern Exposure theme. George is home and dealing with demons and worse. I am looking forward to you closing out some painful loose ends and suggest a new theme and story. Will George be stuck on land as he was when paroled or will he be getting a crew together for more sea adventures?