Chapter 6
“No road is long with good company.”
—Turkish proverb
Mark and Juraens were in the library when the rest of the guests arrived for the moontine meal. The first of the other guests they saw was Tigger. Tigger was followed by Anya, Tonas, and Jonal.
Syn made cosmopolitans and passed one to each of those seated. “This is usually considered a fem drink but I thought that you might like it. Syn served each in a martini glass with a piece of curled lime.
“My favorite drink but I can’t…” Anya patted her stomach. Bron poured her some Tierest juice. She lifted her glass, “To new friends and old…”
The rest of the party followed suit. Syn served a selection of canapés.
“What did we just do?” Bron sipped his drink. “This is quite good.”
“It’s called a toast, love. Earthen people do i
