We talked a lot on the phone but I don’t think I was much help.”“Were you close to your Dad?”Marsha saw Andy’s eyebrows rise.“Dad was ever...thing, whether Mum and I liked it or not. It was a big wrench, but I knew I had to get away. It left a big hole when he died. I never got to know Mum any better after that.”“She obviously cares about you.”“I guess.”Marsha looked at Andy and back to Candice. “I don’t know if I should say this —”“But you’re going to anyway?”“The other thing about her — she can. As I slide down deeply into the void, the world softly slips away from me and my mind begins to spin. The feeling is akin to slipping down into a pool. But not any pool, in this pool, each drop is pure dreamy pleasure. I can feel the liquid tendrils curl through my mind, down my spine, and somehow making it almost impossible to stand. I am glad of your arms supporting me. A momentary though of whether you are affected the same way tickles at the edge of my mind, and then that too is gone. As we. He paid the taxi, and took his luggage into the office. He had decided to travel light, and only carried one duffle bag and one medium sized bag pack, in addition to his camera bag. He dumped it in a corner of the office and went up to the counter. A pretty, young blonde girl greeted him from behind the counter, ‘Good morning, I’m Bianca, may I help you?’ She said with a lively smile. She stood fairly tall and lean, with sharp features. Her fair skin accentuated her piercing green eyes and. "Stop, Elisse, I was making a jest," the Queen acknowledged. "It is of noconsequence and there is no need. Your father is quite right." She pausedin thought and then added, "As you have left your toilet articles, so youhave reminded me that the Princess is without hers. I shall make surethat you both have the necessary items for your grooming. Now that issettled, would you like to see your chamber?" Yes, if it please Your Majesty, very much so," Elisse saidenthusiastically.The Queen went into.