Lonna frowned, golden eyes meeting Melissa's for a moment, before bowingher head. " Like I said, Sorissa freed Arasitelle of her bindings, thenkilled ...he royal family - something people had been trying to do forcenturies. Sorissa then had Arasitelle legally annex this queendom ofResparan, from her throne, at the center of Auroras. Then she handedover the rest of the country to her army for loot and pillage and letthings go to shit from there - these days, the only way you can tell theknights. She laughed and almost smacked herself in the forehead."I used to work at a massage parlor, honey. That what the girls do there. Well, mostly." Whoa. Wow, mum."Helen grinned. "I told you you had no idea what a wild c***d I am."Helen crushed out her cigarette, and, to her son's delight. He was enjoying the unexpected and fascinating glimpse of a shady peripheral world he could only heretofore have imagined, and could not have ever imagined his mother being a part of. Not to mention that the. "How does that relate to Mezyana's sentence?" Ana countered.Chadora noticeably blushed. "I believe that the use of the Lord's house as a prison or as a punishment goes against its spirit. Just as your boss, the Director, forever complains about having to act as a prison governor as well as the head of a commercial enterprise, I would say that God also protests at the abuse of His house for such a base and unspiritual rôle. For Mezyana, this place is indeed a prison. Just as the Brothel is to. "I had to admit I felt relief. Yet, I was still concerned about her. I mean I couldn't go back to college and leave her alone while she was pregnant. I could go to a local college, I thought, but did not say. Then I said, "I'm glad you're not telling Dad. We can handle this ourselves. We don't need him."I saw my mother's face turn soft and I saw a look that was filled with emotion. She said, "David, I love you. You are my rock."It appeared that I had said the right thing and then I saw her.