After our victory over the Empire I will announce a Hegemony wide day of celebration. Inform the Court of my decision,” the Hegemon stated, then lef... the room.“We are doomed,” Kli stated quietly to the room, getting stunned nods of agreement from the others.“I fail to see what you expect me to do,” Voice of Truth Nild replied to Kli’s explanation of events. “My brother is an utter fool, but unfortunately an all-powerful one. He now has power that the Court and your group gave him because you. It appeared that his supposedly loving but troubled wife had less real feeling for him than for her childhood pets. All along, Matt had felt that Jessica genuinely loved him, and it was just her sexual hangups that closed off the intimacy. Could she be that good an actress? Or maybe the question was when was she acting? Was it with him or with her mother?It really did not matter which was the real Jessica and which was the actress. Either way, Matt was well and truly screwed. He could not. All three took a sip from their wine and then took turns giving each other hugs."Mom, I've been thinking, and I decided that since Aunt Jane is our guest, she should really have someplace more comfortable to sleep than the couch. So how about we let her sleep in my room, and I'll just camp out on the living room couch while she's here. Okay?" Tom asked, wishing to do something nice for his Aunt."That's very mature of you, Thomas!" His Mom praised. "I think that's a wonderful idea. Jane, what do. At the time, no one in Central Command was paying attention, so our unofficial unit was placed under the command of the Sector's Marine Commandant." Do you think General Montgomery will protect us?" I asked."Most likely he will." Shawna replied.I sighed as Kitty lay on the gurney. She gripped my hand tightly for a moment and groaned. "Sorry," she whispered. "I'm just nervous."Donna turned to look at my sister concubine. "It's understandable. Every concubine who was giving birth for the first.