Kathy introduced me and I walked over and gave him a hug and a sweet kiss right on the lips and then stepped back. Kathy said that was enough for righ...t now, it was time to eat.She had made a delicious meal, but nobody ate much. The tension was very high. Kathy handled most of the conversation allowing me not to have to say much lest my baritone voice sneak through. During the entire meal, Kathy alternated playing footsies with her husband and I. I don't know what she was doing to Ernie but her. “Our rules may seem simplistic and we cannot give you logical reasons for them. They have been followed for a thousand, perhaps two thousand years, and no one who broke the rules has ever returned to us. You may stay for as long as you wish, but you may not remain in the holy of holies past nightfall. You may take nothing away that is a part of the city. We have no means of exposing the way to you, but Apollo will guide you on your journey. He is my representative and speaks with my voice while. Our distribution system was plugged with orders for the product and all our focus had turned to increasing production."You're hesitant to tell Annie about the new development, aren't you?" Georgette said and we walked back to our office."Yes," I admitted. "It's not that I don't trust her, but the fewer who know what direction we want to take the better. Unlike the water treatment system, the technology for our waste treatment system isn't fully developed. We've hired a couple of people who were. "Terry, ' she said, "there's something I want to clear up right away. You've told me a little about Neo-Tantra, and I can see where you could, in theory, make a business of it. I accept — provisionally — your statement that it's a going concern. But, I have a feeling that Neo-Tantra isn't what you're really doing. There's no earthly reason for your head office to be out here in OC territory. There's no obvious reason for your 'mobile to be armored and your driver armed, even with a stunner. I.