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Damien's POVPortugal arrived faster than six weeks felt like it should.Between the foundation, the aerospace consulting, Elijah's ongoing legal cleanup of the Vale estate assets, and the general business of running BCT, the weeks folded into each other quickly, and then suddenly it was a Tuesday morning and we were all standing in the entrance hall with luggage, waiting for cars, and Remy was arguing with Elijah about whether four bags counted as overpacking."It's a two week trip," Elijah said."I have contingencies," Remy said."For what," Elijah said. "A formal event in a fishing village.""You never know," Remy said, which settled nothing but ended the argument because Remy always won by simply refusing to continue it.Sophia came down the stairs with one bag and the ring catching the morning light and I thought, not for the first time, that she had always understood the art of taking only what mattered.Richard was already outside by the car, standing slightly apart the way he