... and waited.Finally Mr. Bell said, "The city and county are totally on your side, David. We can count on their support as far as zoning, permitting... and road building is concerned. If you intend for the trust to pay for the actual stadium, and they are only involved in infrastructure of public areas, then they are one-hundred percent behind you. This thing will soar through the county offices in no time. The even better news is, they are willing to provide the land for the stadium, practice. Crying even harder now, both of them knew there really was no choice to make. "...15....16....17...." I continued, kind of surprised she didn't submit yet. "....20....21.....22..." ......okay.....I'll do it......just promise me you won't hurt him and that you'll leave him alone after this." Liz stammered. I grinned at Ed and Jimmy and agreed."Here's how this is going to work. Since I'm kissing $3,300 goodbye, I'm going to be a little short on my end, cashwise. Well, Ed and Jimmy will be. She tried to calm herself. Master came to me and carried me to my room. "Am I in trouble too, master?" "No, Ceres, you are not in trouble". I thought to myself for a little bit while Master lay me down. "Is something wrong, Ceres?" he asked me with a puzzled look on his face. I shook my head no. "Is something wrong, Ceres?" he asked again, more firmly this time. "Taliya didn't mean to hurt me, Master. She was punishing me for trying to run away!" "She had no right to. . for architecture, burglary, and for designing sinister devices of unusual genius for mischief and mayhem.”Blackwing wasn’t exaggerating. She was genuinely frightened of this house and it’s apparently unlimited capability for destruction!“For the moment, it’s mostly safe ... but I had to get very lucky indeed to finally find some of the master off switches. I’m still finding long dead bodies, or pieces of them, in the odd forgotten corner. Other parts of the building ... the more interesting.