Then she relented. “We think that part of the trigger that made me wake was the close association with Michael, his sponsor-wives and his companions... They treated me as awake, I fell in love, and they married me.” She paused, then said, “Technically, we aren’t married - just as you won’t be. But as long as your concubines behave within the parameters defined by the structure of the Confederacy, you can think of yourselves any way your sponsor pleases.”Calypso retreated to a safer subject, “So,. Wendy. The look of surprise on the player's face was priceless, as Wendy lobbed the ball right to Annette, who took the moment to slam one home herself, this time hitting an open spot on the floor. This was already shaping up to be a tough match.The first game took much longer than anyone expected, and the score reflected it. If we had practiced, they had certainly done the same, and like us, they had stamina. We won the first game 25-19. This was the highest score against us the entire season!. I have lost track of time, and now, my legs are going numb. Where is Master? I wondered, shamefully remembering why it is that you have banished me to this solitude.“But …” I whined. I knew my word choice would anger you, and yet somehow I couldn’t help it. It had been almost a week since our last moments together. I desired nothing more than to be at home … sitting at your feet. Not there. Not in the midst of strangers. And not wearing a flimsy piece of cloth someone grossly mistook for. Still, they did provide intestine, which was stretched and dried for sewing.Dora let me know that the fur was better if obtained in the winter or fall, and that what I had taken for mange was merely moult. I suppose even God's little creatures needed to change their coats with the seasons. In time we managed to bring the mountains closer, and then found ourselves in their foothills. I was glad there were trails, as the folds and crevasses would have bewildered and trapped me otherwise. I by now.