“What did you have in mind,” I asked her politely.“If she were employed by me I would have her soundly thrashed,” she replied without hesitati...n.“It’s a method I have employed in the past, but this is only her second day.”“No better time, then, to teach her discipline.”“How many do you think would be appropriate?” I asked her tacitly conceding her point.“I count a minimum of eight splashes on my blouse, so I think ten would be about right. And she pays for the dry-cleaning.”“Of course, I’ll. I spent a bit much on that van yesterday.’ I said, ‘Well I’ve got about fifty I can afford.’ Erica said, ‘I have two hundred.’ Uncle Dar laughed and said, ‘I meant thousand. I can by whatever you two pick out. You can chip in but pick something really nice for both of them. Don’t worry about the cost.’ Erica stared at Uncle Dar and asked, ‘How much money do you really have?’ Uncle Dar said, I was teasing my cousins husband at the car lot when we got the van. I told him I could only afford about. Jade Tiger was the head of Chinatown. He possessed the power to shiftinto a human/tiger hybrid that had four paws with razor sharp claws, aset of sharp teeth, a tail, and could run fast on all fours and scaletrees and buildings like a tiger. He was intimidating, especially as hisskin was had stripes and he had a perpetual scowl that scared mostpeople away from daring to upset him.Bengal was the head of the Chelsea/Revere/Everett loan operations. Hewas a cobra avatar who had scales all over his. 'Aloud he said, "The word you wanted is 'Master', not 'darling'. Are you going to count that one?" Three, Master," she said, and he thought he detected a small degree of excitement in the way she pronounced the honorific.When she had subsided again he commented, "You were going to tell me about the Emir." Where do you want me to start?" she asked, and then hastily added, "Master." Begin at the beginning, go on to the end and then stop," he quoted."Well," she paused, "Well, Master, we walked.