“No need for that,” Frank said. He sat down on the bed, and gestured for Asrah to join him, which she did. “They want to take you from me.”“...They, Master?”“The other members of the council. They think I’m doing a bad job.”“I see…”“I won’t let them. You deserve better.”“Master?”“Unlike the others, I don’t dislike you. You can’t help what you are. My problem lies entirely with those who use you and your kind for their own benefit. Who would raise themselves to the level of Gods and subjugate. I wondered how I could find others to help. It gave me a new direction and a new buzz. I resolved to ask Kate later. When she came back down, she was looking worried. ‘I’ve run out of formula and clothes. I’m so sorry — I don’t have any more money. Please would you let me have enough for that?’ She was almost in tears, obviously hating having to ask. ‘Ah. I bought a few things for you when I got food this morning, but I forgot to tell you when I came back. They’re over there.’ Kate thanked me. During a race, you see them nose to tail sometimes two wide, lap, after lap, after lap. With big motors and big brakes, you can do it that way. All the passing is done coming off turn four or on the straightaway. Oh, you have a few that know how to run the cushion but the cushion never lasts long at this track. Hell, I love to run the cushion while it’s there but when it’s gone, I adjust my line and stay to the high side. I love the feel of going slide ways, feeling that seat of your pants. Sherry recently told me that Lynette understood how she felt about me because Lynette felt the same way about Kristen. I would have to say that Lynette was exaggerating. I felt that Lynette's attraction to Kristen was more to do with their personalities, and there was a reciprocity between them.With Sherry, however, it was definitely a one-way thing. Her love for me was very much like a school-girl crush that she never grew out of. Sherry enjoyed listening to me when I played the piano, but I.