It was less than an hour before he was hopelessly wasted. This was not surprising.What was surprising was the fact that Nina was sticking with him and...doing the exact same thing. She was drinking beer like water and hitting every joint or pipe that was passed her way. I'd never seen her do anything like this before."You might want to slow down a little," I suggested to her as she came staggering over to me after her latest trip through the keg line. She was weaving and unsteady on her feet,. So far, that had only ever happened twice. Even as she thought about those lovely double threes, part of her mind tugged at her the other way. The wicked part that didn’t want orgasms. That only wanted spankings and denial. To be shown that she was owned and for his amusement. The part of her he knew, that he saw far too clearly. It was, after all, why the game was so difficult. “Pet, are you ready?” She nodded her head. “Good luck, my pet. You may roll the die.”She breathed in deep. . “Noble guests,” a woman's purring voice said from behind. I turned to find a slippered servant, her skin bluish, swathed in a sea-green toga made of silk. Her flesh bled through the fabric wherever it touched, her nipples dark shadows. Her dark-red hair fell in a mass of curls about her youthful face.Sophia made a purring moan.“The Doge requests an audience with you before you retire to your quarters,” the servant said. “When the audience finishes, your quarters will be readied for your use and. "'He is the Messenger of the Order of the Bath' he says, 'sent by the Order's King of Arms.'"'My Lord, I do not recall having met him, ' I said."'I imagine not, ' Melville says with a scowl. 'He informed me that by law and tradition, the rank of Knight Companion may be awarded only to those members of His Majesty's Navy who hold the rank of Post-Captain or higher: and he asked me why we did not inform him prior to your investiture that you did not hold such a rank.'" William, it was not your.