I don’t really do caffeine.’ ‘All right.’ Marie raised an eyebrow. ‘It’s your life.’ Colin laughed at this and relaxed a little bit. ‘...o what do you do?’ she asked. ‘I mean, what allows you to be out on a weekday afternoon like this?’ ‘I’m an architect. I used to do some of my work from home, but right now I’m actually taking some time off. What’s your thing?’ He rubbed his knees, hoping she wouldn’t notice his fidgeting. ‘My thing is running a business. Online antique shop.’ She steepled her. I knew a lot of fathers and sons hardly wore any clothes when they were alone together. My own father and I were always hanging around the house naked when my mom wasnt home. We never did screw each other, we were just a couple of guys alone together and saw no need to wear clothes. Saved on laundry, my dad told me. My college days were before co-ed dorms were all over the place, and my dorm was full of nothing but naked guys walking up and down the hallways, hanging out in rooms with doors. This was rarely requested, and usually having one or more of your subjects actually succeed in petitioning for a Right of Protection was a sign that things weren’t good in your area, and usually would be used against them in social circles.This is a risky venture. The requester must make the request directly to the new Noble, and state why they are doing so. The Noble cannot set terms on it, they must accept the terms as a whole, or reject them as a whole and turn them away immediately. It’s. ." The look on his face said he got a lot less than that. "Jack took a risk; do you know how I ended up here?" I sense a story coming on!" I erupted. "Everybody, let's get some coffee and Mack can give us his life story!"Mack rolled his eyes. "THAT'LL take about eight seconds!" Well, we can tell YOU some tales, too..." I offered."Sure." He shrugged.A couple of minutes later, we were all relaxing on chairs in the living room. "You start, Mack," I cajoled."There isn't much, really," Mack replied..