The slitpupiled eyes of his audience flickered in time with the dancing flames, watching him intently, and he had to draw a deep breath to steady his ...voice before he spoke."My friends of the Council of Kee," he finally began. "Once more I appear before you with a request. Not, this time, a simple plea for trade, but an invitation to join in a great adventure, a chance to bring glory to the name of Village Kee! A chance to wipe out the stain of their disgrace from the very souls of the Chosen. Her father is a prominent businessman who's only joy in life is money. He has a single goal, and the methods he uses, while questionable, are legal. He thinks in the manner of the old south; women are to be ornaments or vessels for birth and nothing more. He follows the law on equal treatment of course, but the highest ranking female in his entire organization is only a supervisor in the accounting department, and she has an MBA from a big ten university." "The way I see it, you are going. Also.They had seated themselves, as they often did, on the floor, helter skelter. They much preferred visiting like this. It was more comfortable AND more intimate.Mary was sitting next to Mike, and was rubbing his leg with her hand, MIsti had sat next to William, who she had developed a special liking to, and was cuddled up to him. Sharon had sat next to Billy, and was sitting with her arm over his shoulders. Jerry was between the two mothers, and they were laughing at something he had said.. .. guy at the main office tried to scare me with Alex." Scare you? How?" He said 'You're sleeping with Alex, ' now since you're Alex as in Alexandra I guess I'm okay sleeping with you." What? Sleeping?" Alex's eyes grew wide and her cheeks turned red. "You know there are two beds..."Melissa could feel heat rising on her own cheeks. Good thing it doesn't easily show, she thought and smiled at Alex. "Okay, let me rephrase that, I mean camping, sharing room, whatever you call it, and I promise.