. signed off on the firsttrip, so ...."I fumed, but realized he was dealing with his own guilt. "Okay Carl. Forthe men, I'll do my best. But if we suc...eed, we're on the next planehome, right?" Of course."I went over to Dr. Felis, and said, "You sure you got it right this time?That goddess of yours isnt going to get even more pissed off at us?" I have figured out what went wrong, and everything is set. Shall we go?" All right, let's get this over with."We flew back to the ruins of the temple,. I rubbed at my chest irritably, hoping to soothe the pain that flared there in response. Better this than some sort of confrontation here in front of everyone. I turned away, deliberately staring back at Faren as though he was my only concern.Aedan’s gaze flickered from me, to my husband, and back again, before grimacing and looking away. He squeezed my hand, though, and I gave silent thanks to whatever deity might be out there for giving me a brother. Anders saved me from any further. The three of us circulated around the room, greeting teammates and letting the leadership group know they had a meeting at our apartment after Coach Burton's team meeting that evening. Beer would be provided.Trevor, Damian and I watched the team's progress with dinner. When it looked like everyone was done, I gave Trevor and Damian a nod. We strode to the front of the cafeteria and motioned for silence. I almost put the scout sign up but caught myself. The room took about a minute to get. Once the ice melted the pantyhose would slip through and fall to the ground. Walking back to the end that faced the door, I took the ropes secured to the legs of the table and tied them to my ankles. When I stood up, my hips were even with the top edge of the table top. The note that was taped on hung between my splayed legs. Bending forward, I lay across the table and reached down. I used my right hand to bind my left wrist to the leg of the table. I took great care to make sure.