The Aliens of the Flaming Red Sun/17 What’s Aunt Violet’s plan?

The Aliens of the Flaming Red Sun/19 What’s Aunt Violet’s plan?
The maid took Blue Tentacles away and dressed him in clothes that were proper for visiting a branch of the family that ranked above their branch. Sometime later the boy and his mother were in the family vehicle with the maid or chauffeur driving. At first mother let the boy cling to her but later she made him go to the servant's area with the chauffeur while she made long distance communications that she insisted were very important. Purple Eye Stalks reached out one of his/her tentacles gently to comfort him.

Mother asked the chauffeur to take a quick route as father would be angry if they didn’t arrive at Aunt Violet’s place on time so it wasn’t too long before they were driving through the extensive parkland leading to Aunt Violet’s mansion. Blue Tentacles looked longingly at the large outdoor mudbaths as he hadn’t been in an outdoor mudbath since before he went to prison. There were far too many Centaurians who might have seen him in one of hisfather's mudbaths and told father.

Aunt Violet came out to meet them wearing very rich robes that looked slightly old fashioned. “You haven’t got new robes since your husband died?” Blue Tentacles’ mother asked her sister. “You know I don’t care about that sort of stuff, anyway there are more important things I need to buy.” “Can I go into that lovely muddy bath over there?” the boy interrupted. ”Of course you can, I’ll come with you. ” Aunt Violet answered. “Can you come with us mother?” the boy asked next. “I’ll come later,” mother replied, “I need to make some secure communications first.” “Please mother?” “I’ll come later if I possibly can.” The boy was soon diving and swimming through lovely slippery mud. He just wished his mother were with him.

The Aliens of the Flaming Red Sun/20 What next?