“Do they teach you that in law school?” he asked.I cracked a smile.“First day.” I said sarcastically.He nodded staring at the photo on the sid... table of my office.‘Your husband?” he asked pointing.“God no….my brother.” I said.He nodded.“Oh ok, my bad.” He said.“No problem, are you married?” I asked.“Divorced.” He said.“k**s?” I asked nonchalantly.“No, you?” he replied.I shook my head.“Boyfriend?” he asked.I looked up at him.“No.” I smiled. He nodded.“Where did you go to school?” I asked,“For. “They are no children of the Norgar but the bastards of whores. Vermin, following us like the rats on our ships,” the warrior answered.“What is a bastard?” Menja followed up with a new question.“A child born without a father, it doesn’t belong to a family or clan. That’s a bastard,” he answered.“That can’t be right. I am an amazon and all amazons are born without a father, but we do have a family,” Menja objected.“I don’t care about amazons, if no man acknowledged you as his daughter then you. He said, ‘I couldn’t help but notice they both have tattoos instead of bush, but it just looks like a squiggle.’ ‘It was Linda’s idea, hers says Owned by Max and Sophie and Sophie’s says Owned by Max and Linda.’ ‘It’s written backwards so they can read it when looking in the mirror.’ He was suitably impressed. I said it described our life-style and they do love each other very much. We sat, drinking beer watching all 3 women in silence. ‘If Sonia was so inclined, would Linda and Sophie have. "Chloe closed the door. Her aunt led me down the hall by the hand and began a slow chant of soft words – so kind and lilting – from an ancient tongue that reminded me of deep forests with clean, flowing streams. I felt tingles and soft touches, and lingering magic – like no magic I'd felt before."Come sit with me."I sat with her on an old couch with a floral design. Opposite us, Chloe plopped down on a chair with the same well-worn upholstery. Her aunt kept her hands on me."What is your name?".