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Arnold walked into the house and they were both waiting on him. "How did it go?"

"He was very receptive ma'am. He agrees that he is becoming too high profile to hide forever and has agreed to the security. I am also recommending Jacob to become their head of house. They will be moving into the big house as soon as you send him the code so that he can pay you for it."

"He is not willing to accept it as a gift?"

"Ma'am, please do not take it the wrong way but he is a young man that came from almost nothing and worked for everything that he has. With his mind and body. He will not take anything from anyone that he does not feel that he has earned. It is a sense of pride to him. Not ego but pride in what he has accomplished."