"Lord Ardon recoiled. "Now, that was indeed crass, Norlan. Take care how you flout this influence of yours. I may be your friend and advocate of old, ...ut do not push it."Norlan took another long sip of his wine, nearly draining the goblet. "You are still upset that I paid off my debt to you so quickly." And why would I be?" Ardon said in a stiff voice."Come now, who is the one playing games? I decided it would feel too stuffy being carried about in your pocket."Lord Ardon let out a slow breath. "Why'd you back up?" Tori asks, turning around."You'll see." Jade says with a smirk, grabbing Tori and turning her around. "Sit on the table. I'm hungry for some a Spanish treat." She says, pinching her own nipples to tease herself and Tori."Okay." Tori says, sitting on the table and spreading her legs, watching as Jade grabs one of the chairs and moves it before Tori. "You seem surprisingly fine with this, having sex with me." She notes as Jade sits down and shifts herself until her mouth is. Even more so was the comfort and security of being beside her.As time went on the new school term had started which meant the starting ofHigh school for Ashley. Somehow he still didn't seem to fit in, even thegirls didn't want to know him. But it's early days he thought, the twofriends he did have are now at a public school. It was a few weeks afterstarting high school that he arrived home one afternoon, only to be sent ofto have a good wash then go to mother's room. Knowing not to question. My problem was that I had been taught in two different ways. One, reinforced with practise, had been how to do things. They became automatic reactions and important skills. The second way had imparted often encyclopaedic quantities of raw knowledge in certain subjects. While it was there I didn't always understand it until I could review it in context. I was more idiot savant than genius but without the idiot -- at least I hoped so.Eventually I was able to fit the necessary missing information.