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This weeks chapters open with breakfast the next morning. Later the guys and their women are invited to a reception in the Grand Master's hall. Arriving there they hear several men describing their fight with the retreating rebels. Two of the men turnout to be Petra's and Gretchen's Fathers.
Introductions are made after the report, and they adjourn for lunch. During the meal, the girl's Fathers ask about their kidnapping. Mike and Pat windup telling them of the rescue and the fight with the Persians and the rebels. The other Clan Leaders, their Chief Wizards, and the Advisers hear the details of the battle also.
There is a family meeting later that afternoon to prepare for the return home. At the meeting the four female Cousins announce that they are marrying the O'Neill Sons.
The following morning before leaving, the guys are called to their Grandfather's private parlor to discuss mechanical printing.
The Irish girls take charge of Gretchen and Petra on returning to the O'Connell Realm, showing them around and all about the house. That evening a problem arises when the Irish girls confess that they are 'The Lost'.
On Saturday, the guys talk to their four female Cousins about them already being married and the arrangements for a big public wedding. Later they discuss their own coming wedding plans with their future wives.
Enjoy these two chapters. More next week.
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This week's chapters open with the arrival of the Persians. Later Clare and Cathleen sense something, but are unable to tell what it is or its location.
The team is awakened around 5:30 that morning by the screams of Clare and Cathleen. From the battlements, they can see the massed rebels and Persians become visible already in position to attack.
The battle follows this and I will leave it for you to read and enjoy without giving anything away.
After the battle everyone in the family goes to clean up and eat. Mike and Pat cast wards around their rooms so that only the family can access them. They are determined to protect Gretchen, Petra, and their Daughters.
Following breakfast there is a family meeting to go over the battle, and learn how Gretchen and Petra wound up out there. The girls tearfully relate those events. Afterward Mike and Pat return the distraught girls to their apartments. Later they propose to the girls, who accept.
Later that day, the senior O'Connell men along with Mike, Pat, and their women attend a briefing on the current situation. They learn that the body of the traitor has been found.
After the briefing, Mike and Pat inform the Grand Master that they are taking Gretchen and Petra home with them.
Enjoy these two chapters. There are more problems ahead for the guys and their women. The story has a ways to go yet.
Happy Mother's Day to all of the Mothers out there.
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This weeks chapters open with dinner and a nap,but quickly move on to that night's business. Following a quick meeting, the Family teams move to take out the rebel siege equipment in their assigned areas.
Clare has several surprises for Mike and Shannon while they are destroying the equipment and afterwards. They return to the Eschenheimer Tower after finishing their work. Their sudden appearance scares the stew out of the Marshal and his guards.
Following another short meeting and a second dinner, they return to their apartment where Shannon and Clare go to bathe while Gretchen takes Mike to bed for sex.
In the morning after more sex and breakfast they all go to check on the area north of the city before going to a debriefing. Communications is the main problem area addressed. Mike and Pat return to gather the families radio equipment. Their O'Neill Uncles need a demonstration of what radio is.
It's agreed that the Family Teams will spend the next several nights in the towers, as the Persians are expected shortly. They all move there after lunch.
Enjoy these two chapters. Things really get moving next week.
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This week's chapters open with the Eternal Flame alerting Mike and Pat to the fact that there is Major Trouble in the Other Reality, and that it will require the entire family to correct it.
At a family meeting that night, Grandfather Mark informs the family of the need to go to the Other Reality.
The next morning there are a few problems, but everyone is soon ready to transfer to the Other Reality.
On reaching the Other Reality, introductions are made before everyone sets in on a briefing by the Union military leaders.
Following the briefing, plans are made for action that night. Most of the family goes to reinforce the wards on the defenses while Grandfather Mark and several others plan that night's operations.
After their work is done on the defenses, Gretchen and Petra are there to lead them to dinner in the banquet hall.
The illustration at the end of chapter 14 shows what the city and its defenses looked like. For a larger picture google "Frankfurt am Main - Merian 1770. It's in a Wikipedia file, and there are several choices.
I have completed the writing the story this week. There are many chapters to go yet. Enjoy these two. There will be more next week.
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This week's chapters open with the girlfriends going shopping with the guys Sisters and Cousins. Later they go to see the Grandmothers about long skirts and dresses. After a fine dinner, they make plans to go to the Farmer's Market.
The next morning the girls are amazed at how the guys receive their their school lessons before going to the Farmer's Market with the Grandmothers.
The girls return that evening with a large pot of stew that they made at Grandmother's. A trip to Savannah for dress shopping is planned for the next day. While there, they guys take them to buy engagement rings.
The garden is the next item to be worked on - a large garden. The women are shocked by the mechanical tractor. They are also introduced to the washer/dryer.
May brings Shannon and Sheena's birthday. They are 16. In June, Clare and Cathleen turn 15. June also brings jelly and preserves making time.
It turns out that the Grandmothers have been teaching the girls more than music and jelly making. The guys find out about it in June. What Shannon has learned makes Clare very nervous and afraid.
Enjoy these two chapters. More next week.