New rules and guidelines.

"There is seriously something wrong with Dickson and his mother, its more than narcissism, I don't even have a name for it." Phoebe shot David a probing gaze. "There is no lunacy gene in your family, is there?"

"No." he answered in a slightly outraged voice, "Those two are just crazy, aunt Maggie is greedy and vain, she raised Dickson to be exactly just like her, he is a mama's boy with a big ego and even bigger imagination and persecution complex. How is that puppet coming along?"

"Seamlessly, by the time Ruth returns Dickson will be under our control." She waved her empty wine glass, gesturing for a new to be brought.

Once she had it in hand, they moved to the actual venue of the auction which was a hall adjustment to the museum and art gallery.

It had been redecorated to match the planned event for the day, some art pieces were on the walls, most were eerie, the artist had used a blood and death theme.