”Sif blinked and wanted to say something but he cut her off. “I might not like all the details about the Diamond Ball, but it has a tradition olde... than Nilfeheim and quite a history. Since I am your mentor I want you write me an essay about the history of the Crystal Palace, where it was made and how it came to be transported here to Pluribus.”Exa had her eyes glued to the windows, said in awhispering tone. “It was made for the first Saresii of the first Saresii Woman council over a million. Jake might have been my first lover and I might have fallen in love with him.Calling him master started as a game, though now I was beginning to strongly feel, he was coming to be my master, my best friend. 'Do you promise to look after me?' I mumbled, I always needed his reassurance. 'Yes! Your master will look after you, Chelsea. You belong to me and must promise to obey me in return,' he stipulated firmly. 'Yes, master, I promise I will always obey you.'I quietly submitted, and at that. ‘Elena…’ ‘And this,’ she said, smiling and leaning in close, ‘is for surviving.’ She leaned in even closer, and kissed me deeply. The metallic taste of blood graced my tongue as I slid it past my lips and hers. If I was going to get stabbed and then slapped…dammit, I was going to get some. ‘Eh-hem…’ We swiveled our eyes, unwilling or unable to break the kiss. It was Albrecht. He stepped through the curtain-break and motioned us through to the other side. Elena took my right hand, and I kept my. Andy was going to take over all the logistics and operational control for the convention center setup for the debate. It was his responsibility to keep the site secure along with all the external security for the site and prep work. That included arranging for the tent, wrecker, and positioning of the Jersey barriers.Jake was going to supply the two big forklifts through a short term heavy equipment rental company he used. The construction site he had bought in Virginia had hundreds of the.