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Christopher’s trip took six months. Hannah knew he would stay for this length of time. He told her before he left. She counted the days, weeks, months and finally, it was time for him to return. Millard had told her the day that Christopher would return. If he didn’t return that day, it would be the next. Christopher had also telephoned his home twice while at Penaiah. While Hannah thought that her city, Ossawa, was a bit backwards with regards to development, she found out there were countries that were worse: Masadar and Penaiah.
The previous day, Millard had left for Christopher"s Palace in Surlich. He said he wanted to be around when Christopher returned. He was returning that very day in the morning. She could start counting the hours as it was already evening, but she knew
