But now, with Abbie, and his promotion, Tim realizes that to not respond to their invitation would make it appear that he was now too above them, whic... Tim did not think at all.Tim is proud of all of them and the accomplishments they have made. That Tim being a small part of helping them learn and succeed has been one of the shining lights in Tim’s dull life over the years. But to both the men and their wives, Tim was much more than a ‘small part’ in their lives. They all clearly remember. They can't..." I thought they were your allies." They are... well... trading partners, business... things like that. There hasn't been a military campaign since..." Well it's time now for a military campaign. That's what allies do when you're in trouble: they help." I don't know if we can convince lord Ramad to commit his army... and besides, it would take too long. We're under attack right now." I know. We don't need his army; we need our own army. That's why we're not going to talk to him.". ) I don’t know where Josh’s sex life went after that, but I told him that if he was to get himself a minstrel’s costume and learn a few chords on a lute guitar and visit some of the Renaissance Faires we have in Southern California he would probably be a big hit with the wenches. I explained what a codpiece is and how that was just the article of clothing for a young man of his dimensions. No supplemental padding would be necessary.I was hired, over my twenty-two year career, to break in one or. " I've been reading the proposal and as much of the specifications as I could. You know that I don't know the security business yet but even I can see that there are big holes in the other proposal. There are a few things that I think should be in our proposal that we didn't include. I'm looking at it from a woman's point of view. I think that this proposal can be saved and I'd like to try it."Bob looked at her for a long time and Ann thought he was going to blow up at her, "Ok ann. It's time.