“Now, what about that Thing over the temple?”“Palo the smith said to pull it down with horses after we chip away at the base in a direction we w...nt it to fall. It’s going to hit some shops or the temple when it collapses. We need to choose early to control the direction so others don’t decide before we do.”“See to it. Make certain where it falls does not disturb any of the faithful.” ‘Yes, my Lady.’ “Anything else?”“I will send two acolytes to the Adventurer’s Guild and have them wait for Mari. ”“You have performed above and beyond what was expected of you in this household. It indicates a calibre of man that Catherine would be happy with.”I nodded, without saying anything. There was nothing that I could say, I concluded.“You are dismissed for now, Jeeves.”“Thank you, sir.”I left, astounded at this turn of events. I not only had Miss Catherine flirting with me; her father was encouraging it! I had expected to be reprimanded for countenancing a romantic entanglement with the teenager,. I had forgotten how strong they could be and was surprised when theclosest one caught my ax handle in mid-swing. "Insolent boy! Do you notknow who we are?"I was tempted to argue with them about the boy comment, considering I wasreally a girl. I decided to let it slide. Immortals always seemed to getgenders confused and it would have been a losing battle trying to explainthe way I was dressed. Instead, I let go of the handle, hiked up mybritches, and looked him square in the eye. "Right now, you. You're trying to impose reality on Art. I won't hear it.'"Okay with me, Carl. Just, when you try and figure it out, start with 'Who Pays'.'He folded me in his arms again and one thing led to the usual. I had to hurry to get a shower and head for the theater..oOo.I handed Carl the envelope. "Looks like something from your old buddy Ethan Colton.'Carl read the letter. "Yeah. You know, I sent him a proposal a while ago, after you did the Venus.'"What did you propose?'"Well, it was to provide a.