."The conversation didn't go well. He was ready to pull our funding if I didn't get our act together in the next few days. He convinced me to meet wit... some of his associates that evening at their hotel.I called my wife to ask if she'd be able to accompany me to the dinner. She's always had a calming affect on me, but after she agreed and we hung up, the screaming in my head returned. I pushed the thoughts of last night aside and carried on with my day as best I could.That evening I drove by. ”I knew exactly what Jarl Ormarr was up to. He could not avoid telling the King of my conquest forever, but he would wait just long enough to ensure the King could send me no timely aid. In the meantime, my forces would be left to defend the town alone against a large attack. If I succeeded, my forces would be severely depleted. If I failed, Jarl Ormarr was in a prime position to re-capture the city for himself. It was a win-win situation for him.I cursed him before the gods and swore that. Zhara asked where would she be expected to do the ‘road tests’ on the clothing and was assured it would only be behind closed doorsShe also had a concern about the Escort function and enquired what that entailed.Mr Steele smiled saying that normally needed some explanation but it was nothing sinister. It was normally expected someone in his position would attend these functions, awards ceremonies etc with a wife, partner, or girlfriend. He didn’t have any of these, so he needed someone to. We went out the front door to the street and chatted briefly with Brit’s mom when she dropped Brit and Cera a bit before 5. I explained the reason behind the scaffolding and other stuff on the east wall of the ground floor, although I did not note how wide the extension would be, as the edge of our driveway is within the five feet of the extension.In the house, Brit said, “You really know how to present information to cause the fewest questions to be asked. Eventually, you know, she’ll see what.