He said, "I think it would be a good idea to get together with Dani, so we can see where we stand, and if we need to make any adjustments." Get with B...th, and she'll put it on the schedule." I'm having a Christmas party if you can make it." Let Beth know when it is. If I'm free I'd love to stop by to see you, and your family." I look forward to it as well."I called Beth back, and told her that she'd created a lot of work for herself. I told her about the meetings, parties, and other social. “I wish I could have done more – stopped Marian and Bethany from going to the Deep Roads, perhaps.”Leandra smiled. “I doubt the Maker himself could have stopped them.” She sighed. “I think ... Bethany may be happy here, eventually. It’s not what I pictured for her, but...”I knew exactly what she meant. “I know. But we’re good people, here. And we’re working all the time to make the burden of being a Warden less onerous. As a mage, she’ll have more freedom with us than anywhere else in Thedas.. Then the day came, it was a Sunday, and my mother spent the morning tidying the house, my father stayed in the garage where he was trying to fix the mower, and I sat nervously in my room, trying not to think about my aunt naked.My heart almost jumped a beat when the doorbell rang out, and we all knew immediately she had arrived.My mother went and answered the door, as I came down the stairs and I watched the front door open, and there in a ordinary yellow sundress, sandals and sunglasses was my. The windows were painted black. She had seen places like this before, but never been inside one.The four other women followed Jeanne into the store. Their first impression was that the store was filled with racks of DVDs, but when they glanced around, they saw a few manikins wearing leather and lace and latex, as well as glass display cases filled with many more items of the same nature.A tall, thin thirtyish man who was leafing through a bin of DVDs glanced up when the five women entered, then.