He grinned in anticipation as the congealing drop of liquid fecal matter fell from the hook of his oily olfactory organ, and he slowly lapped at the g...owing speckle with the tip of his parched tongue, shuddering in orgasmic pleasure as the slightly dry and acrid taste filled his mouth as though it was some sweet nectar lining the brim of the mandibles of a freshly-feasted insect. But alas! The pleasantly burning fountain of steaming filth sputtered and died with a final onslaught of particular. "That is only wisdom, and I can see you are my better. Now I know whose handiwork the seal on the door was. I will not misstep."McAllister wordlessly returned the stick to his pocket and turned to step out of the room. Sable, then Ban-Den followed behind him."I do not know if that was wise," Ban-Den said in the western wing, as Sable led the way to the Natural Philosophy offices. "It was, however, certainly effective. He is now far more frightened of you than he is of me." Allow me a question. Taking a calming breath, I tried to gather my thoughts and figure out how this mess could have benefited either of us."If anyone's going to kill Kael, it'll be me." I strode across to the couch and sat down. Beth followed and timidly perched on the chair across from me."If you can't explain why you lied, think about this. Why did Kael pick you to deceive me?"Caught off guard, she stammered, "He said we were a good match and that he just needed a little favor." And you believed him?" Of course,. I made myself comfortable on the floor, it’s where I belonged, cast out beyond the reach of our paradise island we call a bed. “It was a really great story. I think we all should hear it. I especially want to hear Tegan’s point of view,” Benito suggested. Riva pushes Benito off the couch on top of me. “Maybe as a group. You guys know better,” Riva said. Riva follows Tegan. I try to get up with Benito on top of me to follow the girls, but Jonas leans off the bed and stops me anyway. “Riva.