PART 2

Ninety minutes later, after they had swum in the lagoon and repaired their appearances, they were still grinning like fools with joy at what they had done.

“Well, we need to contact everyone we’re inviting and explain what we’re doing, and see if they want to come along.” Mark said as he drew a shirt over his shoulders. “And we need to decide where we’re going to live for the next twenty-four years. Once we’ve got those done, we should start getting it ready for us right away. Everyone else is going to want to prepare their homes there too, and be done with it by the time the time-bubble goes up.”

Talia was drawing a dress on over her head, and at that moment she stopped and held absolutely still for a second, then hurriedly finished pulling it on and laid her hands on her belly. Her face lit up with vibrant joy as she blurted; “I’m pregnant!”

“I know, my love, we’ve been celebrating it for over an hour!” Mark laughed as he swept her up and hugged her.

“No, you great silly oaf, I mean I’m pregnant again! On the other side this time! We’re going to have twins!” she informed him, her hands still pressed to her tummy.

Mark stopped and stared at her in surprise for a moment, then couldn’t help but hold her away from him and stare at her tummy, like he could see the life growing there.

“Great gods! That’s amazing!” he finally exclaimed.

able to produce

if they’re boys or girls?” he asked, his grin so wide

Though Yzell

Theramin first then!” he laughed. “We’ll have them all meet us at

that, he Translocated them to their patio. They quickly reviewed their tentative list of invitees, added a few more to it, them Mark cast Battalion Command to

Mark and Talia! We’ve called you all to invite

what they were going to do and why, and invited them all to join him and Talia at Hilia to talk about it that evening. He asked those who needed help with the Translocation to give the time they wished to come, so they

and many of their families and friends also asked to come,

the last guest arrived for the meeting at Hilia that night, the attendees included 261 humans, 225 elves, 12 unicorns, and 4 dragons including Quewanak,

of our friends from Norka’s in Sming, and their families and friends, for a total of fifty-five Smingans. And we have sixteen human-elven mixed couples, and their families and friends. Among the other elves we have all of the original Hilian Volunteers and twenty-one of The Atoned and some of their families and friends, a bunch of your family from The Nine Valleys, and a few of Alilia and Bezedil’s family and friends from The People of Life. Silaran and Equemev have ten

notice that those we invited from long-lived races have far fewer other friends and family with them than the humans we invited, but that makes sense I guess. I suppose a dragon isn’t missing much of another dragon’s life in

children with a

Mark stood at the edge of the patio overlooking the lawns, augmented his voice to be heard by all,

you for joining us! We hope that our time apart from the world with you will be a beautiful respite from our troubled

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