It was easy enough to slip the charm potion into their wine. Sleight of hand was an easy trick for anyone with nimble fingers. All of my lovers told me I had nimble fingers. I didn’t need to use the potion on Todd. My target was Birch. I, of course, was immune to the potion, so it was easier to dose all three cups and not play games with who got which.
After our initial greetings, we got right to work planning both political and economic strategies where I could get control of my family’s land back, or, barring that directly, getting as much of it possible passed into a trust where the land would be protected.
Todd was alarmed when I mentioned my plan to buy the houses of the Orchard Acres and demolish them. “Why would you do that?”
“Because I want the land, not the houses.”
“But I hel
