Of all the nerve. I am summoned.

The guy with the chocolate voice who Wynneth refers to as Lord Eduardo, has summoned me. 

Who does he think he is? Lord, indeed. 

My father, as a very high-ranking diplomat, often had to meet with titled people, particularly when we were in the UK. The majority of these lords and dukes and earls were almost always charming and polite. Sure there was the odd one who was too big for his boots, but that was a rarity. 

The young man who brought the message said that Lord Eduardo had summoned me to attend a meeting with him.

Can you believe it? This Lord needs taking down a peg or two. I will have to think about how to achieve this. Being late will help a bit. 

I really hate it when other people try to control me. I guess that’s what those folks who bought Nick’s company are trying to do to me. They at least control my income, so I do have to pay attention to their rules. But this man? I don’t owe him anything. and I certainly don’t find him attractive any more.

I did go to his office, and I was suitably late getting there. I pretended everything was cool. ‘cause I need to find out how to get back home.

The first thing I asked was how I could return to my own world. He said he would be willing to help, but I needed to do something for him first. 

I must admit I looked at him suspiciously and asked. “What?”

Apparently there are some challenges on this world and he wants me to travel around finding out about the problems and reporting them back to him. He will then agree to help me. This made me even more furious. “That’s blackmail.”

He claimed it was merely a favor for a favor. 

I was about to really let him have it, when he gave me more information. “I cannot send you back on my own. I will need more. As you travel, find others who appear to have some Wielder abilities and get them to agree to help.”

I have to admit, those words stopped me in my tracks. “But, someone must have brought me here. Why can’t you just tell them to send me back?” 

He looked a bit embarrassed at that. “Unfortunately I do not know who was responsible. But it will take more than just my own Wielder powers to return you.”

Rats, and hell. I don’t have a choice. I had to agree to his terms