Money was always an issue.Then there was the political opinion on how the general public would react. Most of the time I didn’t even bother reading ...hat one. I was more interested in the merits of the law. Was it necessary, would it make lives better or was the bill just a smoke screen for some special interest group?Two of them I signed into law, two others I vetoed. They needed some corrections and improvements. As always, whenever I vetoed a bill I wrote my objections and sent it back to the. It always amazes me that Kalani doesn’t merely enter a room, she possesses it.Dressed in a comfortable looking, gray, wrap-around sheath with minimal accessories and what I knew was her “working” crown, she smiled and mouthed a word to her people, who quickly resumed their tasks. To the Americans, she simply nodded, not stopping to speak as she moved through them.As she neared me, I saw that she had Catherine and David in tow, but no Mikeya. I was not surprised. My darling Mikeya, alas, she. I see the lady is already there seated at the long breakfast table and I wonder who she is and what she has to do with me. And then you push me forward and position me in front of the fireplace before you move to the chair opposite me and sit down in it. The lady is already there kneeling beside it and I watch you reach out and caress her in the silence of the room a moment before you again look up at me. You begin to speak in a harsh but low tone telling me of the many things I must learn. I gather you have not walked for many days and you need feeding. Don’t drink too much of the water, as you need the food too. I’ll stay away for at least an hour so you can wash your clothes. They will dry fast if you spread them out on the rocks.”With that, she turned and disappeared between the trees.Collin glanced around.The trees shaded part of the pool but the large flat rocks she had pointed to were indeed in the hot sunlight. Collin didn’t hesitate. He stripped as fast as he could. He.