I grabbed Karen by the shoulders and enveloped her in my arms. I kissed her like I had never kissed any one before, even her. “My darling, my beauti...ul wife, I will not forgive you” She jerked back and looked at me with terror on her face. “You won’t forgive me?”“No, I won’t, because you did nothing to be forgiven for. You are a victim, and you need my love and protection, not forgiveness.” Karen squeezed me in a tight hug and put her tear-stained face in the hollow of my neck.“Thank you, thank. ?Jeremiah?why were my brothers not chosen, why me?? I ask him as we walked about the eastern palace garden.'The king left specific instructions as to how to proceed should he meet an untimely death.? Jeremiah told me.?I see?? I still did not understand why I was chosen. My father and I rarely had contact and in the past I was unsure as to whether he even knew my name. After we had made it to the river that ran beside the palace I sat down and watched the water run down stream for a short while.. ) He Communed with the Great ones and sighed. “here we go again, he thought, as the unfolding will of grandmother sky and great-spirit overtook him, lending him their purpose and indicating the Path ahead of him. He can be excused perhaps for the slightly jaded tone of his sigh, as he had been pursuing the will of the major powers for some six hundred years. He needed a change of scenery from the ever changing scenery. Some place to settle down and relax for a decade or so. He folded his. Be sure you read the EPILOGE at the end of this story. There might be a spinoff, depending on the reviews. Thanks and enjoy. ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡ After the twins all came back the kitchen into the living room with their large cold drinks, we all settled in after my wife cues up the film. It really was a rather hilarious flick. We all laughed our asses off. The movie maybe lasted just over and hour and a half. But by this time, none of us were tired yet. After all, the boys.