I didn’t say we’re going to sit back and watch a bunch of goons run around killing innocent people while we sit back sipping martinis. You guys wi...l be plenty busy with something just as important and if you just so happen to get involved then ... well what can I say?”In the back of the room Sage leans closer to Raven and says, “This is certainly not what I’m used to—a little lax and undisciplined if you ask me.”“I’m sure there is a good explanation for it,” Raven replies, grinning.“Oh there. “I don’t know,” she said. “I suppose it’s possible. He was—well still is, I suppose—a business consultant, which I think means businesses pay him to help them be better businesses or more profitable or something like that. Anyway, he had—well, has—loads of clients. The way I understand it is that he’s at Liddington’s for two years helping to sort out where they can save money. His two partners in London are still looking after the clients they have there, and he’ll go back when he’s finished. My car is usually a mess due to my solo nature of travel. I quickly cleaned it up and loaded the passengers in. There was the time pressure from the ever-colder wind. For some strange reason, it blew towards their ‘landing site’. The women had no concept of a seat-belt; annoyed, I needed to strap both of them in like infants. Once we got going, the car’s internal thermometer started to show a rapid drop in temperature as we pulled away. “Lord Lányx, Halshlishad needs your assistance,” the. She stood elegant and beautiful in a long, dark teal dress. The dress itself was a marvel: simple with a v-neck that dipped low enough to show some cleavage, and a slit at the bottom to show her long legs."You're Isabelle?" she said, in titillating voice. Her eyes lit up as she observed me, standing there in shock. "You look like an Isabelle." Her pretty red lips parted into a beautiful smile.Before I could even react, she placed her other arm around me, facing me square on. Suddenly, I was.