If they are vanquished, the accused has demonstrated that God is on his side, and is exonerated." Lyonidas had perked up a bit as this ritual was...explained. Clearly, we were not letting Drayson off easily. A gleam showed in his eyes and I remembered Reynal's claim that the people, at least of High Canyon, were the warriors and did not need protection. Our foes were a martial race, not afraid of fair combat, confident in their own abilities. A duel to the death was not uncommon. ”Tanya could see from the doorway that the main office was empty, the receptionist’s desk already showing signs of having been tidied and packed up. The door into the vice-principal’s office was open a small amount.“Come right in to my office, and take a seat. I will be with you in a minute.” vice-principal Carling called out.Tanya and William entered into the office, Tanya made sure the outer door was firmly shut behind them. Then they entered the vice-principal’s office. She was on the phone,. We started off by reviewing the major tasks that had to be done and added a few that we had missed. We then reviewed the subtasks, durations, order of completion, and task assignments. Then we fleshed out the tasks we added. Clara and I transferred responsibility for as many of the subtasks to others as we could. Toward the end of the day, our workload was down to a manageable level. By the end of the day, we had finished reviewing about 75% of the tasks, so everyone except Harry and Sam left. Panting, and pulling her dress back down, she smiled at me. "That's what I loved about you, Eric."She used my real name; things were getting serious. "What is that?" Norm insists on eating me out first; I get so bored!" She sighed. "You don't feel the need to rely on that crutch." Why do you stick with him?" It's political." An arranged marriage?" It was almost you." Thought I was useless to them." Not quite. Certainly not your genes." It's hereditary?" Yeah. Recessive, obviously." Okay, Kiki..