“Thanks for the exposition,” Hecate replied, “Your home seems to be a significant step away from this, though. Who's going to keep hold of it?” Bruce smiled. “I intend to keep my pleasant little home, unless things get too bad. No, Brysworth Island will pass into the hands of one of my siblings – and that's a long time away, considering how well Father is going.” “You never said you had a family!” “I'm sure you've got a lot of stories about this place,” Hecate told him. “Well...” “Chunk, you mean,” corrected Ben, “Once everyone gets through the cake will be gone. So we might as well savour this.”