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Wished that I had stayed home but got pulled out and about. Hope everyone had a night they wished for; and will get the year ahead that they need and deserve.

Granger is going to be so exhausted by the time that he leaves for Spain, that he will need to voyage to recuperate so that he is ready for his adventures in Spain. Cavendish is getting smarter, he knew at some point this would come out and Granger would be angry if he was not already aware of it. Cavendish is going to need Granger to help him figure out how to make this new situation work to all of their advantage. As Cavendish and Elizabeth move to set up their own household, they are going to have to find the right people to staff it and make sure that nothing leaks out about their marriage. That may not be as easy as they think. Elizabeth needs to stop looking at the world through rose colored glasses, her position should have given her a better idea of how the world really works, but either she was truly sheltered, or is a total idiot, I just can't decide which. Carmella has made life for Granger easier in some ways; but she has caused issues in others. While I think that her place in his life is a benefit for the moment, I wonder if it will always be so. As always, a truly excellent chapter. p.s. Granger handled Daventry and the issue with his carriage just perfectly.

Well, we are immediately getting back into the swing of things in this one. I do like that Greg will listen and if the first decision he made was wrong, he doesn't have any issues with correcting it; that is very hard for some, they never want to admit they did anything wrong.

What, what did you know? Did I miss a revelation that could have caused this reaction? I hate feeling like I missed something...

I do think Will is right for a large part of why Finn is so angry with him, that isn't all of it, but at least a large part. That said, I do not understand Finn cutting off his nose to spite his face. Will has done everything that he possibly could with the exception of scarring himself to get through to Finn and yet he will not give an inch. Carlo is on thin ice with Will as well. While Carlo is a completely different issue, if he tries to push Will too far, he will find himself cut off from him as well. I would have been a little bit less bitchy and taken the trip to New York. Travis knows that Kendo is no good for him, and not just because he knows how Will feels about him; but even with his instincts saying know, Keno just seems to worm his way past those same instincts. Travis is going to have to stay vigilant or this deal with Kendo is going to cause issues for him down the road. A nice weekend in New York as a free man, so to speak, might be just what Will needs.

Charlie and Kieran are starting to put their house in order, so to speak. Charlie was able to get help with the lawyers and the bank from Kieran and his family; they have been a rock for him through all of this. Charlie discovered that his mother had done enough to get him a start in life with no debt. Of course, he would rather have her back; but what a strong woman she must have been to be able to do that for her child. Charlie also realized that he needed to get his life back to right, so he went to talk to his old boss about getting his job back. Let's hope that goes as well as everything else. Kiernan, at the urging of Father Costas, has decided to advertise his services as a computer service person, and while that might drum up some business in the short run, he would be better served to find something a little more stable. Of course, if there is enough demand, he might well find enough business to go solo and set up a office in this area. Let's hope that the trip to Sydney goes well, and that meeting the gay "uncle" does as well.

Well, the backlash when it really comes will be significant. Much like Axel and Ash, the two sides are so polarized that they can't even try to find a middle ground. But for the society to move forward, they will have to, or it will crumble in the end. When Ash guided too many Espers and got sick and passed out, does that sound anything like what is happening to some of the guides? Could they be being taken and while drugged somehow forced to guide several of the Espers?

Like the others, I think the interesting parts are when they break into couples and you get to see how they act and react with each other, how different situations can bring unexpected revelations. While all of them do get along and enjoy spending time together, for two of the couples, the idea that they can be free to explore and find places to just be themselves is lovely. A truly enjoyable time both together and apart.

Well, the four left after the ICE princess left seem to be at least interested in getting to an answer. However there does not appear to be much to go on; and the original two detectives appear to be either incompetent, or they were hiding something trying to get credit for a big bust. Sharpe seems to have a past that was more interesting than I originally would have thought. He might be more of an asset than I my first impression of him. Diaz is still a bit of a blank to me, but the fact that he reminds Kellen of Dust says a lot. And Nora seems eager to help, and maybe actually get to do something besides get coffee and water.

Holy Hell, I need a shower.

Ash and Axel are going to have to find a common idea to move forward, neither has so far been willing to compromise, but do they really want to or not? I think the guides are being taken, and something is being done to them, just not sure what yet. And I can make a good guess at who is behind it, but what will happen when it comes out? The professor is a total asshat.

I can see this causing issues forever more. I was so hoping that Ash and Axel would be compatible in all ways and can tell that isn't going to be the case. Why is life never simply.

WOW, just cannot wait to see where this goes now. This explained so much about Silas. Ash and Axel, okay but who was the mystery guy at Halloween, I really want to know. Why did Axel realize the match but not Ash?

Was Axel the rescuer from Halloween? I am starting to think that he was. Jasper is such a tool.

I can't decide which side annoys me the most. Why can't there ever be a stable moderate group, in real life or in the stories.

Maybe Silas, Axel, and Ash could be a poly group... LOL

Like @VBlew, I am starting to think that Silas is gay and denying it, pushing Ash away not so much because he doesn't want to be guided, but because it is a guy, and there is an aspect of sexual attraction involved. Something is going to have to give, and it isn't going to be pretty when it does.

Well, Ash is going to get it from the other guides, they are going to turn on him for being too helpful to the ESPer's.

We don't know what drove Silas to deny himself, but to punish Ash is idiotic. For an advanced society, they can't tell who is telling the truth and who isn't.

Way too many alpha personalities in a confined space.

What total asses they both are...

This is the second mention of the deepest layer being unreachable, is that only for someone that is truly in sync with another person?

So many levels to deal with, I am surprised that more on both sides don't flip out.

We, as a society, tend to believe that if only we could get past work and focus on ourselves, we and the rest of the world would be a better place. Unfortunately, human behavior wouldn't change. Some would be better, but so many are just selfish and controlling in some way or another. Having that much free time, would just give them time to be more selfish and try and find more ways to control others.

Well, this seems a little different, can't wait to see how it develops.