All members are encouraged to take advantage of the opportunities for networking, education, and even socialization with members they may not otherwise have an opportunity to meet due to distance or circumstance. The stronger our relationships individually, the stronger our community.—The Society for Goddess Education and Defense, Notice of Meeting… They found a cheesy motel about an hour down the road, a run-down one-story affair off the highway. Sam registered them, paying cash for two rooms and convincing the not-so-savvy female clerk that she didn’t need their IDs. Then ensued a boredom- and fatigue-induced argument about who would sleep where.“I don’t know how many times I have to say it,” Nick said. “Not letting her out of my sight.”“You’re not the only one who can protect her,” Sam argued. “We have business to take care of, and it doesn’t make sense for me to be in a different room. Of the three of us, you’ve gotten the least sleep. Since you won’t let either of us drive—”“Guys.”