Mavis sat nursing a glass of whisky while Origen downed his second beer as he went through the documentation that was left on the counter in all the commotion. Neither Danny nor the kid had remerged but after about half an hour Conrad came down stairs with Ella hanging on to his arm.
Probably the second most relieved to see her, next to Conrad, was Mavis who leaped up and seized her in a bear hug.
“What did I say about that tab?”
Conrad left the women to their bizarre greeting rituals and turned his attention to Orion who raised his hand but down the empty bottle.
