It does your poor old mother good to hear something like that.” She was glad he wasn’t there when he said that as even in denial, Sandy found her...elf blushing at such a compliment. When the conversation hinted at the sexual side of his relationships, though she felt a bit out of water, Sandy felt some unusual pulls and arousal as he would try and laugh off her inquiries, and conversation would, at least initially, become a bit stilted. Then, a little over a month ago, he replied to her. She was probably looking for something close to the fort for safety, but a lone woman wasn’t going to have any luck holding on to it.He kicked his horse into a lope, following after her. He had a fair piece to go and there wasn’t any sense wasting time wondering after some fool woman who thought she could hold a claim. He kept going toward his own choice several miles away, slowing only to chuckle over a few squabbles as folks fought over the few parcels close to the fort. He didn’t see the. It was something she had dreaded all week. She did not want her daughter to hear the screaming and shouting that she knew would be starting once the dishes were put up."We're all maxed out on our credit cards; we can't cover the mortgage; and it's going to be hard to cover our bills again, hon." Joe said as he looked at the spreadsheet he had in front of him."I know honey. Eventually something big will come up. I know you will take care of it." She tried to say with all the conviction she could. Tell Elfi I wait outside for her when she is ready. I respect your culture and all this but I am not Saran. She is certainly not my queen and this is Pluribus and I am a lawful citizen of the Union.”He almost fainted, then he said with a hoarse voice. “You are on Saran ground and everything and everyone here is subject to her will and so are you. She who is the queen requested your presence and you can crawl yourself or I have dragged you there.”One of the statues moved and stepped down from.