“It’s a lullaby, you two,” said Ikuno, reading the looks on their faces. “Popular probably a hundred and fift...”“Shhh...” shushed Arade...le as she laid on one of her petals. “If this is how she sings, it’s beautiful. The history lesson can wait.”The most important member of Gerda’s audience seemed to approve as she looked up in wonder at the golem. Gradually, Adalena’s eyelids started to droop and drifted closed over the next few minutes.As the music came to an end and the plates sunk into. Safely tucked in his arms, I fell asleep. ****** I basically never went home again, except to pick up clothes and personal items. After a couple of months of paying rent on a place I never spent any time, I finally sublet it out to a colleague and moved in officially. His crazy dog became our crazy dog, though I still called him Lassie. Steven still had the odd nightmare, but he never hit me, and it usually ended in an intense lovemaking session, just like the first time almost did. The. Immediately Beth’s sobbing and struggling calmed and turned into hysterical giggling which set the other ladies to laughing and whispering to each other.Riff and the others had discarded their whips for floggers made of bunches of tough grasses bound over a wooden handle. These they then applied to Beth’s naked form. The men worked their way down across the hillock of her belly, turning her soft fragrant skin a nice even red and pink, and down into the valley between her thighs. They skipped. Besides, I only have to do it a couple of times a year and it wouldn't kill you to go with me. We could have a couple of dances together. We haven't done that in quite a while." So I'll take you out dancing on Saturday, but I'm not going to spend my time watching a bunch of teenagers who will do everything they can to get away with whatever they can. It isn't my job to try and keep them out of trouble." Why do you talk about them that way? You were a kid once." Let it go Kathy, I'm just not.