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After spending some time looking around the shops in town, Claudia took Susan to a local park. She played by herself and with other children for a few hours, before Claudia said it was time for dinner.

The two walked back into town and grabbed some pizza. By the time they were done, it was growing dark. "Let us go to house now," Claudia said, as they left.

The pair arrived at the house to find Sol, Mary, and Sabastian talking about furniture. The debate was about whether or not new furniture should be purchased or if they should simply get their old belongings.

Claudia broke in to say that a new start should begin with new furniture. Mary and Susan simply liked the idea of going shopping. And Sol and Sabastian liked the furniture they had collected through the years. The end result was that Sabastian was allowed to do whatever he wanted with the basement, Sol was given a bedroom and study to do with as he chose and the three women would decorate the rest of the house.

With that decided, Mary, Claudia and Susan took a car to White Plains to get in some shopping before the stores closed. Sol and Sabastian, meanwhile, drove to the city to gather the things they wanted.

"This might be dangerous," Sol said as they started out.

"If we stay together, it should not be," was Sabastian's reply.

The rest of the trip was spent in relative silence, as Sabastian thought that Sol drove far too fast. He felt that he would rather die at the hands of the Tribunal, if it still existed, than in a mangled car wreck. Sol, however, wouldn't heed his warnings, so Sabastian's mind was mostly distracted by the objects speeding by the window.

Once in the city, they stopped at Sol's Upper East Side apartment. Upon entering, Sol sighed, "Thank God, I was afraid they would destroy everything."

"Surprisingly it does not appear that anyone has even been here," replied Sabastian. "I suspected they would search everything fully."

"Yes, it's odd. That's the first thing I would have ordered."

"Well, let us view this as good fortune, or perhaps Thomas' largess. Either way, you should decide what things you wish to bring and we can order them in such a way that your lawyers can have them moved."

"Yes, I'd think speed is of the essence."

Sol and Sabastian spent a couple of hours moving furniture and other belongings around so that there was a pile of "keep" items in the living room. "I guess it's off to your place now," said Sol, as he moved the last belongings into the pile.

Coming out of the building, Sabastian said quietly, "I believe we have company."


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