Part 5 Brookstone mysteries-The Tour

  Laura Benson still sitting in Mayor Czechs office finally started to get a grip on herself and said "you drugged me!!" to Anna and Charlie. 

Anna said "No. Not really, we actually went to your physician well before we hired you for PI services and cleared the ah, small dose of magickal powder we put on your donut. Perfectly safe and Thomas knows too. Your welcome to call both of them and check if you like. Just, well I would suggest, if I may that you take our little tour around town with us before going out on your own. You are perfectly safe and we did want to wait but time was getting to be an issue. The powder just allows you to relax enough to see what is actually right in front of you and accept it,rather than brush it off as your imagination. It will be much easier to show you how the city has kept up with the workforce shortage and managed to thrive. What do you say"  Anna continued in a gentle persuasive purring. Somehow Laura was relaxed yet completely aware of everything so she agreed to go and see what she had gotten herself into.

Anna told Laura that not everyone of course could see and know what she did, but several people in the community did and she would be able to tell the difference now. She would need that skill for her new job as Liaison to the animal community. Her position would require her to help the mayor's office and the Brookstone police department sort through mostly small but some big cases that involved animal and human disagreements and some crimes that may have been committed. She was to be an essential cog in the smooth running of the city. And Anna said that Thomas, Charlie, herself already had full faith in her sense of fairness and compassion towards animals. Laura nodded and then said "Hey wait! What about my cats, are they?

Anna smiled and said "No" and then explained every animal had a choice to morph or stay as they were-pets or wildlife and her cats loved things just the way they were. Laura showed more than a little relief. Anna also told her she would easily be able to tell the difference between regular animals and Antaria's, which is the technical name for animals that have morphed.

Anna then said "Okay let's tour the city and meet some of your new clients.

  

  Laura took in the sites of her home town businesses and residents like she had never seen them before and handled them very well. Her biggest surprise was The clerk in her own bookstore, Gerald. He was a sloth! He was also a long time trusted employee and also rented the apartment above the store. She took it all in and by the end of her tour which was only the beginning of her Liaison journey  she felt she was ready to go home and look over her first assignments which would start the next morning. As she left for home Anna and Charlie smiled and knew they had made a good choice for the position.