She laughed ... I was relieved .. Usually people got upset when I said the N word in un-african american company. It's okay to think it, but you just ...ant say it ..." Wanna kick it ?" "Huh?" Leslie blinked her heavily shaded eyes and tapped me on the shoulder. "You wanna go with me and vibe .. Just like .. Hang in a car and talk shit." I nodded and followed Leslie out into the party. she had tied a sweater around her waist, but it did little to conceal her curvy bottom. I was nervous and a. Dutifully, I ducked into the dark curtained booth and spoke into the cloth shrouded grating that separated me from the priest, whom I could dimly see and whom I knew immediately to be the kindly and unflappable Franciscan, Father Edward.Dutifully, I contrived a suitably penitent voice. Dutifully, I recited the same repertoire of sins I usually confessed and for which I was truly sorry: for saying bad things about my fat Aunt Mary, whom I really didn't like, even after I confessed not liking. " My Danjaris, you do sound like a courtier. But you said, 'first.' Pray tell what is second?" I must ask you for some oil and cloth and gently remove the personal honor marks and clean the swords. These honor marks should be returned to their clan." Why don't you take the swords from the display?" She asked. "I'm sure we can find what you need in my husband's workshop." Of course he would have a workshop. I'll follow you."The workshop was the back room of the house and included its own. Except that his number was busy, so I went and got onto the tube home, called him again when I resurfaced – still busy. Quite a long call, then, perhaps. So I left him a message.It was quite a curt message, to be honest – just that we should meet at our offices at 8:30 next morning, have an hour with the team prior to heading over to the hotel conference room that we'd eventually agreed as a venue. Then I bought myself a bottle of decent wine and, home, began to chase up our American friends.