"It's a really different sort of salad, but sometimes something different is a really good thing," Angus said. As they ate, the waiter brought the cheese omelets, stuffed with provalone and parmesaan cheeses, and he refilled their coffee.
"I won't," Marcus said. He took the car, repacked the tent into the gear bag so he could send it with Aria and the kids and then dropped them off so they could port home. Then he took the car, returned it to the rental agency and paid the bill on a muggle credit card. Then he walked a safe distance to where he could safely port home without being seen.
He arrived back at the estate to see that the skies there were dark and gloomy, looking like it was going to rain in England.
"Well, looks like we might come home to rain," he told them. "So, let's go see Clive and see if he can help us get Yule Ball outfits. We'll have to port again. Grab hold, All." He drew a new key from his pocket. This one had an engraving of the Rialto Bridge on the bow. It took them to a back street in Venice.
"Where are we?" Zane frowned, looking around.
"Venice, Italy," Marcus told them. "We're off in an alley away from the canals, but, just so you know, they're that way." He pointed off into the distance. "Come with me." He walked with them down a couple more alleys as they got narrower and narrower, and then he came to a wooden door. He opened the door and went in. The kids looked around, amazed to see a high end clothing store for wizarding men, women and children here.
"Marcus," Clive greeted him, "I haven't seen you for awhile. I wasn't sure you worked for Robert anymore because Khaat's been coming with a new chap."
"He's an addition to the staff," Marcus smiled. "I'm just on some different assignments temporaraily. And, this is Aria Barnett. She's also new on staff. She's going to need to be fit with mission wear. And these are my kids. The girls need to be looking now at Yule Ball gowns."
"Ah, yes. It's hard to get them from the school to shop for them after the term begins." Marcus introduce the kids to Clive and let them go look. He left Aria with Clive for measurements and her first allocation of mission wear and any other clothing she wanted. He went with the girls to look at the formals for the ball.