He had recently left Pangbourne, a school in England where most of the boys are prepared to go to the Britannia Royal Naval College at Dartmouth. As h...s father was reasonably influential at the court of His Magnificence, the Emir Mahmoud Abdullah, the boy was assigned to the Imperial Voyager to serve the first six months of his training. Tipped off by Kamal Qumsiyeh that this was the son of a man with the Emir's ear, Henry decided to make the boy's first night aboard one to remember.Of course,. "You would come into my home, and abuse my trust, my hospitality like this-" Careful, Uncle. Think hard before you continue that sentence, and perhaps remember who it is that saved your life, as well as who has the ability to take this home away from you. You may be Arl, for now, but you will remember who is King."Somehow, impossibly, Eamon's face became even more crimson, and he started looking distinctly unwell. He was sweating and breathing shallowly, his hands curled into fists and his. She was also my mother so I knew most of these habits. Foremost was her after-school ritual. She would see the last of the tykes onto the bus, tidy up the room and then head home. Once safely ensconced in her abode, she would kick off her sensible shoes for bedroom slippers, abandon her school attire for comfy shorts or sweats and sit down on the couch with a book or her Kindle and eat cheese and crackers while sipping a glass of wine.It had been this way when I was a boy; it had been this way. She said the Dad was going to barbecue and that they were more than welcome to stay. They all liked that idea but had to call home first. So they did. Lou's foster mother was a bit reluctant but after Mom promised that nothing would happen to her and that all her other friends were staying too she agreed. Mom even said that if it got late she'd drive everyone home and they could pick up their bikes tomorrow. That's pretty cool for her.Shelly of course was her usual annoying self. She kept.