“Not that I’m objecting, just wish to know what the consequence of a refusal might be?”“Any Mage here is free to refuse should the vote be pas...ed. However, a refusal will be taken as a resignation from the Council,” Simon stated.“The Bureaus will not object. Mage Simon,” came the word from Mage Liang who was their spokesperson for this session. “Indeed some, like Mage Vera, are most insistent,” he finished with a chuckle, getting a few smiles from the assembled Mages.“The consensus appears to. It will befun." Tim smiled and nodded in agreement. Laura and Emily exited the office flashing grins at Cara as they exited. Cara looked at Tim who looked back at her blankly. "Well, come on. No time like the present." "You want to go to the store right now?" "Yes, Tim. The stores aren't that crowded this time of day." Tim saw her point and sprang to his feet. He then paused for fear thathe making himself appear too willing to go through with it. Although hewas excited to be going through with. I looked at her in an earnest way, hoping to reassure her. "I don't think we left anything out, that ceremony was the one that your mother and father used when you were a baby and was probably the strongest they could devise." We should get Valerie and Amy covered as soon as we can." She said, packing the parts of spell together. I felt honoured that this woman accepted my other loves so completely and I agreed we should get there right away. Sara made arrangements to go visit her relatives and. Her face illuminated by the light of the projection, didn't show any reactionat all. Then to his surprise, she got up and went for the backdoor. Walterimmideately got up and followed her outside. "What'swrong, Tina?" he already knew the answer. "Everything,Walt... Hollywood is nothing like the stag pictures. In my other films I had iteasy. No dialogue, eight minutes of performance and that was it. I don't thinkI can take this anymore. Take after take... and for what? We have to admit itI'm not.