Maybe upon meeting with those at the religious center about the ritual… he can find that he didn't have to start the ritual that early?  Maybe all parties have to know about the ritual for it to take place. Perhaps there has to be blood joining - like them pressing bleeding palms together or something. Something actually… feeling like a ritual.<br/><br/>I mean… it didn't seem like the starting of a ritual to start with. He mentioned no ritual. Aisha has mentioned no ritual until post 44. Then it was suddenly a ritual lol.  Why would he not have said "It is time for the ritual" Not "Here we're gonna go escape the heat of the mid day." Which is what he said to why they were going to the bathing chamber.  That ritual wasn't even brought up aside from it 'feeling like a ritual' until after I spoke to Westal about having Layla in private before he had them together.  I will say that kind of frustrates me now that I'm sitting here and thinking about all of it.  It's not something that is a big deal or that can't be fixed, though. It just feels… very… shallow. Shallow because it's lacking the depth of a ritual. At least in my opinion.<br/><br/>I have gone through a lot of intense emotions in this, this hasn't been easy to write. Some of it hasn't even been fun. I'm enjoying the story though, even if writing the posts makes me cry and reading some of Lilly's does the same.<br/><br/>No, I haven't planned this. I haven't even been writing ahead because I haven't been able to.  The reactions from the characters was too important to be able to prepare anything in advance. She<em>was</em>angry at Aisha, she wanted that orgasm.  She wanted the release and to feel the love of his touch… and she's not getting that now. This isn't what she wants. It isn't really what I want but I have to be true to my character.<br/><br/>It would be a good idea to show that he is supernatural; Layla has no clue whatsoever that he's anything other than just another prick wanting all the pleasure he can get and to be a little boy playing at being a man. ::)  I don't mean that rude, but that's how she sees things because of how she's been treated.<br/><br/>As far as him and what he says, I too hope that he doesn't say anything that he doesn't mean or will regret.<br/><br/>I hope this is going to be great. I think I need my antidepressants… I'm not feeling all that great about my last post.<br/><br/>Also, see my A/A. We've got tornadoes going on. Part of my emotional state is due to my fear in this situation.<br/>