I told Karen to pick a couple; she chose a couple as near to our ages as she could and deliberately sat beside the male partner of the couple. Seeing ...nother couple with a female sitting beside them the man turned and introduce himself and his girlfriend as Rob and Linda. Karen introduced us as Karen and Master Ray. This seemed to intrigue Rob as he began asking questions about why I was called Master Ray. I quickly explained that being the dominant one of the relationship meant Karen could be. Her expression was odd. She seemed surly, almost angry, with an underlying tiredness as if she had been roused from a deep sleep. She took another step forward, her claws clicking on the floor, and Dennis felt a pang of worry churn his stomach.“Xhe, are you okay? It’s me, Dennis.”“You smell like her,” she grumbled.“What?” Dennis asked, becoming alarmed at her unusual behavior.“You stink of the Regent’s perfume, and underneath that ... her sex.”Dennis took a step away from her and banged the. It took only a few steps for Pilar to realise how they had misjudged their adversaries. The assassin was leading her towards the Princes' Palace! The aim was not to kill Odar, but to extinguish the next generation, Macro, Lamas and their wives.Thesia! No, she would never let this man hurt her sister, even if she had to die herself. Then again, if she refused to go, he would kill her and he might still gain access. He could not know that Pilar carried weapons of her own, and he could not know. This continued for a few minutes more before Paul decided he had relied on his hands long enough and it was time to bring his tongue into play. He stopped playing with Phoebe's backdoor just long enough to lean over and tease it quickly with the tip of his tongue. The subject of the tease had just been getting ready to voice her disapproval when she felt him make the initial contact. Instead of a complaint he received a long "mmmm" instead.Paul now settled in for some dedicated salad tossing.