So the Kryptonian Elders are my idea of odd guests ... eat, attend a ceremony, eat, attend another ceremony and go home ...
“Let me check,” Clark tried a telepathic call, /”Kids?”/ There was no reply. With a puzzled expression he said, “It’s like they just dropped off the face of the Earth! Where could they be? If I didn’t know better, I’d think that Herb had a hand in this. You haven't seen him have you? I sure haven't.” He looked at Lois.
They both thought about that possibility for a few seconds before they both shook their heads and said, “Naaaah.”
A few seconds later, with a worried look, Lois asked, “It couldn’t be … could it?”
Yup, Lois they could...
