Chapter 119
As if on cue, Kane and Rohan walked into the room, each carrying a box.
I pointed to the ground next to the coffee table. "Set them there, then you can leave."
Kane put his box down. He flung himself onto the sofa, pulling Ari down next to him by both hands. "Nervous? Excited?"
"This isn't a spectator event. Invited guests only." I snapped my fingers at him. "Out. That goes for you too, Mitra." I rushed Rohan as he sat down, trying to knock him out of the chair he'd reached for. He got comfortable and I barely escaped falling into his lap.
"Rabbi," I appealed, "I'm nervous enough about performing this ritual correctly without a home audience."
The rabbi reached into his pocket, pulling out three simple white cloth kippahs, which he distributed to the men. "It's better to have witnesses for this. They can attest that I performed the Brotherhood's induction ceremony which, thanks to God, worked properly this time." I'm glad he believed it would work.