Ching Lee came to me and went to her knees on a towel with her head bowed and her hands clasp behind he back. She said, "Mistress," and waited."Look a... her form, her head bowed and the position of her hands and feet. As a slave you are never to look a mistress in the eyes until you are acknowledged," I said."Yes," I responded to Ching Lee."Mistress may I speak freely?" she asked.I hesitated a bit then said, "Yes and you may stand." Mistress as you well know I have completed my entire task list. You’ll love her. She just has to remain a virgin for now, until I talk to the Old Man. We’ll see what happens then.’ Larissa nodded, and looked at Liandra hungrily, her eyes traveling over the lush body again. The girl could almost feel the weight of her gaze, so intent was it. The woman moved toward her with catlike grace, stalking her, trying to intimidate her into bolting, but the drugs continued to do their job, so she did not move. Larissa’s smile was anything but kind as she moved in on. Lee had been able to repair it thanks to Rah’s books.Still very upset, Jahn made his way to the main treasure cavern. The first thing he noticed was that there were no longer any spells on the room. His hopes plummeted.He was not so surprised when he opened the door to find it was totally cleaned out. He looked at the tiled walls and around the empty chamber. Not one thing was in it. He slumped against the wall, devastated.The day he had huddled under the ledge, Lee, Kyle, Tony and Sean cleaned. Conference. The conference featured a number of interesting speakers, was reasonably priced, both for the conference and the hotel. It was scheduled for the beginning of March in a Midwestern city. I decided to go and decided that I would make this a side trip on my drive from my winter quarters in Florida to my summer home in upstate New York. The conference ran from Thursday to Sunday noon with a day of pre-conference activities. The trip out was uneventful until Monday evening when I visited.