She needed to tell someone what she was going through and that someone had been Rod. Now, here he was; restless, disillusioned, bitter, drinking, unsu...e.The fact that he had confessed he had smoked pot in Vietnam had a double effect: first, a relief in that he had done it too; a way, in fact, of admitting she had done it with Lee and a way of opening up the subject. Yet, at the same time, there was the realization that, if he had smoked pot, he had felt the way she had and he could have found. ”“Why not? I’m beginning to think you don’t like me.”A desperate surge of anger gave her strength. Daniel’s twinkling blue eyes annoyed her. “I don’t know you well enough to dislike you.”“Oooh, zinger!” Daniel clutched at his chest. “Direct shot.” He leaned forward. “You’re even more beautiful when you’re angry.”Either Daniel told the truth or, more likely, attempted reverse psychology. If she didn’t want to appear more attractive, she’d have to act nicer. Either way, she didn’t care. She did. For some reason, I didn’t feel awkward or embarrassed, being caught sucking old Grandfather’s cock. It seemed natural, and no one coming in the door seemed to show any reaction. They were into their own thing, I guess, but I wasn’t sure what it was yet. They all filed by us and headed into the bedroom. On the way by, Louise winked right at me, and motioned with her head that I should join them. Louise was 23, and beautiful. I had secretly admired her sexy body for a few years. I was ready to go. The thing is incredibly powerful and cannot be approached easily by any Power as far as we can tell, except an Orc one. Certainly Athena can’t function any too well in its immediate vicinity.”“What of the other Higher Powers here?” I asked.“Different frequency. They basically ignored it as far as we can tell, plus we made sure one wasn’t close when we tested it,” Brianna shrugged.“So, what else have you learned?” Roxanne asked.“We can switch it on and off; we can also adjust the frequencies it.