“A chink in the armor?”“I think so,” I said. “I’d kill for a sauna right now.”“In two weeks, Snuggle Bear! Just be patient.”“Easy ...or you to say!” I groused. “You can use the sauna and the whirlpool! Let’s make some tea and then sit in my study so we have some privacy.”We went to the kitchen and I made a pot of tea that Kara carried, with mugs, to my study.“The more I think about all of this, the more I begin to understand what’s going on here,” I said. “While the trigger for her first. Your people shall become my arms to enforce my will in this hemisphere and all shall carry my mark on their foreheads. Any that see the mark shall obey you instantly. Where you see the strong prey on the weak, you will stop it. Where you see injustice, you will correct it. Schools, hospitals and roads shall flow from your fingers as you spread my vision across this land. You will become the teachers of life from this day forward. Now, receive my mark.'At this, Ricardo felt a tingling on his. . a much more interesting topic, naturally.We started getting a lot more visitors and you could see Debs getting a bit flustered about keeping the place together and - almost her favourite word, these days - "appropriate". You had to admit she had a point - even I would admit to being chaotically untidy, and Dave - well, I was never sure what Dave actually did but ... he was clearly used to doing it from home. I think it was his habit of writing notes to himself on post-its and sticking them. I did have a vague recollection of him pulling the covers off me while trying to wake me up but I'd wanted sleep more than sex. I left our bed for the bathroom again and tried to be quiet to not wake him. I felt a hell of a lot better after resting from our 24 hour traveling odyssey. I found a mound of supplies on the kitchenette's counters when I went to start coffee. Waiting for enough black goodness to fill a mug, I went through it and nodded. He'd made good selections. Including some.