And while it would be easy for me to blameTelemachus for this change, I have to wonder whether or not I have toshare some of the blame- and whether or...not Lee does...I spend the rest of the evening doing coursework and watching TV withmy flat mates, fulfilling my recurring role of 'official third wheel'.Ophelia and Telemachus are only too happy to include me in theirdiscussion, of course, and the latter has opened up to me a lot moresince Christmas (I even learned that his birth name was Craig. I can talk to theElders...we can work something out like we did in the old days." Uponhearing him, "...and what would you know of the old days darling?" Theowas silent and Gunter laughed a bit knowing it was him who had told thatfool Theo everything he knew of the Goddesses. Theo refused to read epicsand was clueless. The woman looked over at Gunter who became quiet andagain, she smiled at him as she pulled off Theo's Khaki's and boxers. Thenshe spoke to Theo "As I said you will not look upon. Not wanting to prolong the silence he decided to fish for information asking if she was late because she was with her boyfriend on a hunch. She looked at him with shock wondering how he could possibly know. When she saw the smile on his face she realized he was probably joking. But since the subject had come up she saw it as an opportunity asking, ‘What if I was?’ At that point neither of them knew if the other was joking but she was prepared to defend herself since there was nothing in their. A small, scratching sound in the rafters above her. There it was again! Something was crawling in the rafters! Then, she heard another. Across the room, on the floor, the scratching of tiny claws. Daisy tried to pull herself upward, maybe if she mustered the strength, she could reach the ropes that held her ankles to the hoist overhead. She was too weak. They'd worked her over with the whip and the belts for the better part of an hour, and that after dragging her across the rough, concrete.