“Alright, I’ll be there. What time will it start on that day?” Xyla Quest agreed heartily.

Xyla did not want to make things difficult for her father during such times.

“Twelve o’clock, the day after tomorrow. You must remember to come with Stanley, got it?” Jeremy Quest sounded a lot happier.

“Alright,” Xyla answered cheerfully.

***

The welcoming party for Emily Quest and Tom Sullivan was unusually grand.

Many of the Quest family’s friends and relatives showed up. By eleven o’clock, the parking