The ambitions of Lord Beadle are lofty, Your Majesty. They include the throne you currently occupy." Lies, lies," Lord Beadle proclaimed. "I have alwa...ys been, and am now, a loyal subject to the crown of Aithen. These allegations are nothing more than a simple ruse to shift attention from the heinous acts committed by Lord Aaron. What proof, Lord Aaron, what proof do you have that I masterminded any of this?" Lord Beadle, you are mixed up in some serious court intrigue," Aaron replied. "You have. They didn't want to pay the full amount and their reasoning was that we didn't take adequate precautions to prevent the theft. They offered half payment and we immediately rejected it, supplying documents attesting to the potential resale value of the boat and the security measures at the marina.I got fed up with arguing about it and called Sam Fowler, explained the situation and gave him his instructions: sic 'em. Sam was on the job immediately and within two weeks, had an agreement for. " Wise up, Ben. Do you really think I'd be going through all this trouble if I wanted you to clean pools?" I ... I thought you were angry with me, or you wanted to explain about Derek or something." Forget about Derek," she said. "This is about you, and you alone." She turned back to her computer. "And I'm not angry with you. Not yet, anyway. Just answer the questions."She continued drilling me for another ten minutes and I had less and less of an idea what to think. She asked me where I'd. “Perhaps I’ll reward you for that in turn…” She crawled onto the mattress from the foot of the bed speaking as she made progress up to his side.“What did I do to you? I gave you the power to dream – the power to change your reality. First it will be subtle changes; you will feel stronger then over time your senses will sharpen. And eventually you will develop abilities – outside the ‘laws of physics’ as your scholars call it. You will be able to accomplish things that no other of your time.