Paul was bundled up so tightly that Noah could walk past the bodyguards with him under his arms, and they were none the wiser. Nancy and Crystal were giggling, though, and although that seemed unusual, the guards did not think too much about it.
"What is up with them?" one of them asked. "They are just girls," the other replied.
"Nothing but space in their heads, as you know!" They both laughed.
Nancy smiled and leaned over so that she could whisper into Crystal's ear: "There is nothing worse than an idiot that doesn't know how dumb they are."
Crystal nodded, and once they were a safe distance from the guards, she said, "We are ready for the next phase of our plan."
Nancy was uncomfortable with the smell of Paul, and she proposed that they bathe him before they do anything else.
"We could do that," Crystal replied. Then she turned to Noah and said, "Bring Paul to Nathan's room. I will arrange a couple of servants to join us."
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