“Are you here of your free will?” Aunt Susan asked looking at me.“Yes, I am here of my free will” I answered.“Will you accept Carl and Tim a... your grooms for this moment?” She continued,“Yes, I will” was my answer.With that she took a narrow white sash and wrapped the three of us and tied the ends with a small knot. Then turned to the ‘grooms’ and said “Carl and Tim, you now may kiss Jenny”.My grooms came closer to me. Carl lifted my veil slowly. He kissed the top of my head. I closed my eyes. " Talk about taking my breath away! I guess I sort of sank down on my knees in front of her and held both her hands in mine."Renee, I feel so overwhelmingly honored I'm too weak to stand. I want you to have my explicit permission to kiss, to love and to touch me outside or inside my clothes in any way our agreement allows. But please, as much as I want to, let's don't just get naked and fall into bed. Let's go out and have fun together and with our friends. Okay?" She smiled and nodded.There. These puny mortals were right to be frightened by his presence.“I understand master.” Alvura replied, her feathery high-toned voice on the verge of faltering, “I will not fail the order.”“As you are still an apprentice, your objective is primarily surveillance and information gathering.” The master continued, his monotone voice boomed in the minds of his followers, “You will be assigned a liaison that will meet with you when opportunity presents itself. In the event that your objective changes. It is only if there is any sign of danger that we will step in, such as a gang of boys bothering you or calling you names. For your own part, if you get worried, all you have to do is raise an arm straight up, and that will be the signal for us to come to you.”Sidra asked for confirmation, “You will let us go our own way all the time; just be on hand if we want or need help?”“Yes. We trust you, but Jessica wants you to have protection near by.”“Yeah, I understand. With a new baby, she is.