The chairperson’s job is to help guide the gathering toward a consensus, or at least a majority vote to empower a course of action.Over the next sev...eral seconds, all eyes turned toward Sheila as pools of conversation evaporated into silence and the assembly hall became as hushed as a sanctuary’s congregation gathered in prayer.I had to respect Sheila’s skill as a parliamentarian. She relied far less on the weight of her gavel as she did on the authority of her personality to bring the meeting. Once he gets back to Borneo I'll be transferring him out of the district." You're going to what?!" William Monroe shouted again. He was struggling some with James, but Philipe and Tom appeared in the doorway. They walked over to William and pulled his arms behind his back. Moments later his wrists were held behind his back encased in some fur-lined handcuffs."Fur handcuffs?" Kathy asked, her eyes widening at the sight.Yvette shrugged. "We don't have any regular ones on the planet. Never needed. Part of my job is to secure souls for the Infernal Registrar in Hell, in direct opposition to the goody goody angels who work for the Celestial Registrar in Heaven. There was also the issue about rivals, friendly or otherwise, floating about, always trying to find opportunities to 'leech' from me.Nonetheless, my job is a necessary vocation for it is what I was born to do, with most other activities discarded as 'distractions' by my elders. To quote a certain mentor of mine, a Hornless must. ”“Ah.” Librarian shook himself from head to feet. “Elves are immortal.”“Jesus,” Helen whispered, while Vidya put her hands to her mouth.The impassive men at arms muttered to one another – sharing much the same reaction as their knighted leader. Helen, though, immediately said: “So, immortal? Like, I mean, I fucking shot him. How did that work?”“Immortal does not mean one cannot be killed,” Librarian said, seriously. “And that is how one claims a place in the Telling.” He held up his hand to.