They’re little children. It’s bad enough when you snip at me, but they don’t understand.”“Kelly...”“This is their home, too, Grim,” sh... told me.I sighed. I couldn’t hide in the basement since we didn’t have a basement; we were too close to Lake Matucket and the water table was too high; a basement would have turned into a swimming pool. We had added on to the living room, but we had kept it open rather than wall it off. I didn’t know what to do.“Maybe I should work over at the library,” I said.. I loved her, and yet...The spectral cock filled me, snapping my connection to Saphique.“Just...go away.”“Novices,” Angela snapped, her voice commanding, “bind her hands and feet to the bed.”“Lady Knight?” one asked.“I gave you an order, slut!”The novices squeaked and jumped to their feet.“Angela,” I groaned as they pulled off the linen sheets, twirling them into ropes. “Please, just go away. I can't...do this.”“You have to,” Angela said. “I'm your mistress. I'm not giving you up because you. Come on down,Daphne." Daphne, a Some Like it Hot reference, at least it wasn't thefeminine version of my own name. As I descended the stairs into theliving room there was a chorus of hoots and hollers from our friends."Daphne, go get me a Diet Coke from the kitchen please." A coupleothers called out requests as well.That set the tone for the evening, I spent a fair bit of time running tograb drinks or snacks, or make popcorn, or even answer the door. When Iwasn't doing that I was sitting. All the special-order tiles and cabinets have arrived and are installed. Thursday night, after a day of moving in, Les and Phoebe just walk across the drive to join the group for dinner.Afterward, they all troop back to Les’s to have a tour. Sam is embarrassed at all the praise Les is bestowing on him as they enter each room. She is pointing out all the details of the work Sam and his crew have done.At the end of the tour, she promises Sam that things will be in place by Monday to take final.