"I think we can manage that." Andra said as she sat down and passed a plate of dinner rolls down the table, not taking one for herself. "Just dig in everyone, there is plenty here to have, please take some with you when you leave we won't finish this all by ourselves."

Zale began dishing up some crab legs and a bowl of shrimp gumbo for himself, starving but not wanting to make a pig out of himself. He looked across the table to Silver and smiled at her almost flirtatiously but quit when he saw Asteria looking at him. He mumbled a small 'sorry' and tucked into his crab legs.

Moments later there was a knock on the door and Zale stood up to get it. As he opened the door. Callan was standing there, red faced and in tears. "Silver..." He called looking over his shoulder and hiding Callan from the view of everyone else. "Silver I hate to bother you but..."