She gasped as she saw me and I smiled, "you are an emerging mage."She shook her head as the other girl started to move away. I gestured and she froze ...efore I looked at the first, "your name?"She trembled, "Olivia."I nodded, "well Olivia the federation law is to kill all mages."She looked around, "but..."I caressed her face, "you and your sister may stay and try to hide or come with me and learn to use your power."She looked at her sister and I smiled, "she has potential and sooner or later. ” That gave Sai an idea for a gift. The morning of that free day he gave her a little envelope. Inside was a note to be opened later requesting that she invite Aarav to stay overnight in her little lodging room. They must be careful that the mistress of the household not find out.He welcomed the couple at the ordinary returning time and went to his bed. He was awakened by Chhaya getting in next to him, her hand searching for his maleness. When she knew he was awake, she said, “I wish to thank. They were still friends, but they were also perfectly aware there was no possible way they could live as a couple any longer."So you see," she said, pleading with her eyes, "it HAS to be you. You're on vacation the next two weeks, you're off camping as you told us, you are my last resort."I hesitated long and hard."Please?"I took a breath. This was not going to be an easy conversation; conversations with Ginny rarely were. "I'd love to, but ... there IS a complication that you should know. But the fifth woman to assume the position at the platform apparently wasn’t earnest enough in her asking because Sister Elaine yanked her down to her knees and snapped, ?When you beg for swats, you have to MEAN IT!? She turned to us in the line. ?That goes for all of you. We expect and DEMAND utter sincerity in an applicant’s begging for discipline and in the gratitude shown after receiving discipline. Do you understand?? ?Yes Reverend Sister, thank you, Sister,? we all replied, each.