Your decision will be final." She walked up to him and wrapped Her arms around him. Thought stopped as She kissed him and whispered, "You are my Avata..., my High Priest. It is your responsibility to keep my people safe." Her words were still echoing in his head as She disappeared."Well," said Eric dryly. "That settles that."Ken was still a little dazed from Her kiss. "Yup, I guess so." He refocused on the rest of the Circle. They were still waiting. Ken looked at them in silence, then said,. But is it really so wrong to think of ourselves as slightly different.What do you mean.You know, white people and black people have different strengths and weakness.I dont follow.Well white people arent very good at... say... manuel labor. Blacks tend to do a better job of it.Well I'll admitt that black people tend to be a little more athletic, but that doesnt necesarrily mean... However, whites do tend to be more individualized than blacks, and more of a leader. Black people like to cluster. "An earpiece,"he said as the phone rang again. When you talk to your mother Ishall be listening in. Where she's concerned you are not to betrusted." Then he picked up the phone and began talking to theboy's mother, explaining how David came to be staying in hishouse. "The poor thing came knocking on my door as soon as itgrew dark. Tears in his eyes. He said he was frightened, hadpassed a couple of rough-looking men loitering in the streetoutside. Thought they were going to break in and. She wanted the other two to see them that way when they came in the door. Joan asked Doug if he and Donna had ever shared sex with another couple. He said they did with some good friends a few times, but they graduated and left. Joan told him maybe they can work something out. Doug was ecstatic to think he could get in bed with Joan. He thought she was super sexy. That night in bed, Joan told Eric what had happened while he and Donna were gone. Eric admitted he had been looking at Donna in her.