~ Marcus, in the Great Hall after arriving from his bedroom ~<br/><br/>The walk through the castle was surreal for Marcus as he knew the layout like the back of his hand, having spent time there for so many years.  In fact, he knew that would be one of the more difficult parts of his role here, acting like it was as new for him as it was for the others.  When he reached the entrance to the Great Hall, he paused at the doorway, a smiling coming over his face as he saw Angus in the room along with two of the women .<br/><br/>His thoughts drifted back over the information he had reviewed prior to today, information on each of the people that would be part of the “experiment”, and he placed names to faces.  Nicola “Nicci” Hatton was an extremely attractive English model with an interesting background and personality.  She was wearing a form fitting dark blue dress and was busy chatting with the other woman in the room.  Marcus’s gaze drifted to her and slid over her body effortlessly.  This was Mila Rosen, a pretty brunette with a shy personality.  Both women had caught his eye when he’d reviewed the information on them and he looked forward to getting to know them.  His gaze drifted next to his friend Angus and their eyes locked, both men smiling.  Moving silently into the room, Marcus approached him first, bypassing the women for the moment.  “Good evening” he said, his voice very formal as he held out his hand.  “I’m Marcus Steele and I’ll be staying here for the next six months.”<br/><br/>Angus shook his hand and nodded.  “It’s a pleasure to meet you Mr. Steele.  I’m Angus Ross, the estate manager, and I’m here to welcome you to the island.  I trust you’ve found everything to your liking?”  Both men kept their voices light and any sign of recognition was buried deep.  For all intents and purposes, this was the first time they had met, at least as far as everyone else was concerned.  To Marcus, it looked like they had pulled it off flawlessly but then they should; they’d certainly practiced scenarios like this enough prior to now.<br/><br/>“Yes, I find the island and the castle fascinating” he said, taking a glass of champagne from the man’s outstretched hand.  “Thank you.”  Turning them, his eyes drifted back to the women and he slowly approached them.  It was time to beginning meeting the people that he hoped would one day become his permanent poly family.<br/>