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Julie leaned fro here?"

"Hello, Julie" His voice was quiet and callanced at her "Do you know this man?"

"This is Mr Bahir Amir-Moez," Julie said "He teaches ancient history and Islamic studies at my school"

Mr Amir-Moez turned to me "I found your note I accept your help"

Finally soht "Honey!" I yelled

"Yes?" Curran called down

"Can you tell George that Eduardo’s father is here?"

• • •

THE SEVEN OF us sat around the kitchen table George was glaring daggers at Bahir Mahon, a big looreed to table their discussion until we sorted things out Bahir, as he asked to be called, took the chair next to ether," I told him "We found out that Eduardo was born in Atlanta and that his mother married her current husband when Eduardo was seven years old The ifrit referred to hiested that Eduardo’s ancestors served the ifrit in soht be part ifrit himself We also knew that Eduardo reacted violently when he saw you and walked off a job, despite badly needing the money When asked why, he said his reasons were personal We found the dagger you gave hiion Then this evening I had dinner with ave him a moment to come to terms with it

"He said that parents can’t help theiven a chance, they atch over their children"

"It does seem rather obvious when laid out like that," Bahir said