Two were Midlands boys, an Irishman, one a Glaswegian, one a lad of just 19 who came from neighbouring Stoke city, and who impressed both of us by his...sincerity, a couple from the west country, (Bristol, and Exeter,) three from London, one from Kent, another from Sussex. We dismissed both the paddy, and the Jock as too inaccessible, and put the Londoners, Bristol and Exeter into a reserve list, keeping the two from the south-east as we knew we were booked a holiday in that area in September! . I can't explain why, but I complied like a well-trained dog. I went to my bedroom and returned with my weighted donut and began tugging at my balls to seat them inside and close the magnetic ends to collar them inside. It wasn't so much that I was doing a private ritual in front of a guy as much as it was that I complied with exposing myself and attaching a ball weight so readily. Again, my mind was spinning as he smiled as he had me drop my robe and spun me around as if to examine the. "Highness, who else knows how to find the Valley of Perils? Even if they found it, how could you guarantee that they would be able to find a way through the perils?"This was sneaky of me as, I had little doubt that Mòr Dubh would be able to take the King to the valley without me. I also intended to go to the standing stone end of the valley rather than have to pass all the way through it again. Still, Kenneth didn't know either of those things and he accepted my argument.I was determined to see. On the outside, the whole situation lookedpredominantly a clean up with Vicki cleaning off the table and makingthe room look more presentable. Making the room presentable wasextremely difficult due to the fact that she was new to the wholesituation and she was forced to throw away some perishable items, oneof Katie's drawings and a half read copy of Jane Austen's novel Emma.David was in the kitchen with Rod, all of them begging for peace andquiet. And Mike was out in 'his' car looking for.