Belle stood rigid. Complaisant. Patiently waiting. Hearing the babble of voices growing louder and more boisterous. Oh what a delightful evening those...guests were having! Princess Karina drank little. Just one single large golden goblet of champagne. It seemed that she was already quite sufficiently intoxicated by the power she wielded. Diner was concluded! Entertainment began. Two newcomers to the Harem were whipped before the company. Their terrible shrieks seemed to echo round the hall long. Wanting to expand the philosophical exploration beyond his own thinking, to encourage others to feed their thoughts into the Order, Joseph intended Raul's contribution to be a breakthrough event ending his role as the center point of creation from which the circle emanated and move the Order into a weaving of multiple circles, ever multiplying and ever expanding. At the gathering, sitting in the indoor garden area with Natty, SHE, and Tina, the pretty graduate student Sadey somehow knew Raul. That will be their problem, not my son's."The co-conspirators stopped talking when the teen stampede hit the lobby. "Boss. Kris did great in the dorm and the study hall is perfect." Penny gushed."There is even a secret passage behind the stairwell! How cool is that?" Jenny added."Kris, we need to give these people their home back. Lets get going. Pete, stay in touch." Ari corralled his son, steering him toward the door."If anything comes up, I'll call. Kris, thanks for everything. Ari, don't. " Then I would be honored if you let me borrow it."The new kid handed her the book, and Beth made herself comfortable on thegrass near the new kid.They read silently for ten minutes, and then the new kid said, "I have togo home now." Okay. Can we do this again?" Tomorrow, if you like." I'll look forward to it."The next day, she did it again, and the day after as well. Part of herwanted to hurry this along, but she understood if she moved too fast, thenew kid would get scared, and not let her.