. By Sithis I hate saying this, but you don’t need to know more at this point, my shield maiden.”Her face paled at my comment. I hoped she’d und...erstood the clue I’d given her in my words, as technically I was not a member of the Dark Brotherhood, even though my mother at one point had been their Listener. Sometimes too much knowledge is a bad thing.It took some doing, but I was able to persuade Loreius to help Cicero. I told Cicero that he would have his help, and quickly left the madman beside. "Bro.Anselm opened the door to the Records room and ushered Paul inside saying,"You are very fortunate indeed that you have not been expelled,Paul,now where are those forms,ah,yes,! Bro.Anselm went to a large filing cabinet and opened the top drawer,he produced a form which read ;" I ......... do promise to attend the Abbot once a month by way of agreeing not to suffer expulsion. I am sorry for my errant ways and promise to obey the Rules of st.Anselm's College. I promise to be astute with my. " Jesse said and waited for Grace to do so before getting off the couch and taking a small box out of the Christmas tree branches. She sat back down beside Grace and placed it in her hands.Feeling the velvet covered box in her slender fingers Grace opened her eyes. "Jesse!" She grinned. "We said we weren't giving gifts on Christmas Eve." I know." Jesse was smiling from ear to ear. "But I couldn't wait."Excitement made Grace's green eyes sparkle as she carefully opened up the small box. She kept. Despite her fearlessness in combat, her noble upbringing had isolated her from the real world. This meant she was completely naïve about social situations, often becoming anxious and sometimes being taken advantage of due to her innocence, unrelenting honesty, and gullibility.Her stoic second in command, and closest friend, was a Godtouched named Cal. This was presumably short for something. No-one who asked ever got a satisfying answer. Her bright golden hair, cut in a short, almost boyish.