.”“Don’t play the ‘What if?’ game, Katy! You’ll drive yourself nuts!”“Oh, I know,” Katy said with a slight hitch in her voice. “An... the thing is, in the end, I would have neglected you. You’d have simply accepted it, but it wouldn’t have been right. I know how hard you worked to make a true trio, and you’ve finally achieved it. But I don’t think that’s something I could have done because of who I am.”“But you want to make love with me?”Katy laughed softly and shook her head, “Only Steve Adams. Not the details but the bare outline of it, my brother Griswal had committed unspeakable crimes unforgivable even to the High Church, and would be a supervised pennant for the rest of his life. The novitiate tittered that he was now castratta.His name was never again mentioned within my hearing and most certainly not within the ken of my Sire.I found a talent at the game boards, able to better use my soldiery in maneuvering about the gaming terrain than even seasoned captains and majors, and I. Once Sep had left, Dreyfus untied my wrists and turned me onto my back. After lowering himself on to me he really began kissing ardently. The taste of his mouth, and strong man-stink emanating from him, totally intoxicated me. Lifting his head he asked, “Is it possible to get private access to you?”“Well… I don’t have any lectures after twelve on Wednesdays,” I replied.“Will we be alone?” He queried.“Yes, Sep only gets home after five,” I answered.“Well, I can work around that. Make sure you. "All hail, the circle is now complete and perfect, we dedicate Seere now to the service of the ancient ones, as it has been, so and will forever be. All hail Seere, who is presented and prepares to freely join our service. Bright blessings upon him." Mister Grossa bowed his head momentarily then raised it up. My mind was racing as I watched my boy being indoctrinated into whatever this group was. "What have I done?" I thought to myself as I looked on in shock. My fatherly instincts told me to.