Ethel was very much feared by those who had the misfortune to lay over her knee as Sr.Ethel always spanked those who deserved it on their bare bottoms... "Boy or girls,it doe not matter once I have a delightful bum to spank", Sr. Ethel was once heard saying.Sr.Ethel had been spanking bottoms at the Monastery for over thirty years and she never tired of it,boys and girls felt her hand coming down on their naked posteriors with great relish and accuracy;she certainly made them pay for their wicked. ‘Put up or shut up’. ‘Shit or get off the pot’. ‘Time to put your money where your mouth is’. However I had to also remind myself that ‘the ball was in her court’. Even with our conversation and innuendos I still had to wonder what the reality of the situation may bring. On the one hand it could go favorable ‘and they all lived happily ever after’. But on the other hand there was the ‘loose lips sink ships’ cliche to deal with. After all a story meant to entertain strangers connected the dots. " Wonderful," someone muttered."What are these troops doing here?" His Grace motioned to the banks of the Orlan, both north and south of the city. Liuz frowned."I THINK, Your Grace, those are archers. They'll try and silence the gunships when they pop into view." Can they?" We're adding wooden shielding as best we can, but there's no time to add a roof. We made a bad design." Liuz shrugged. "I'm sorry, Your Grace. Our artillery isn't going to be as big a factor as we hoped."His Grace nodded."We. "All right! "So you do understand me. Probably more than anybody alive right now. And I wouldn't want it to be anyone else." Her face turned serious again. "But what I said before still applies. No more secrets from each other. It really hurts to know that you have a piece of you that I can't touch." Ok, love." I planted a wet one on her cheeks. "You're the boss of me. We do things your way. No more secrets." Good."We stood there for a while, just silently enjoying ourselves. Then she broke.