'I will grant you your request, brave warrior, ' the spirit of the river said with great sarcasm. 'You will never know the Goddess' embrace. You will ...ee the end of this world. You will never have to fear the pain of age. You will never sicken or hurt. You are now immortal.'"With another smile and a wave of the dragon's scaled arm, the warrior vanished in a torrent of wind. In his place whirled a dust devil, spitting angrily. 'Now go, fool. And give my regards to the spirit of the air, for she. True, for those keeping track, Natalie had committed a very serious crime against me, and I’m not discounting that fact or dismissing it. Men can be raped and it is a very real problem. I didn’t ignore that. I just chose restitution and reparations over normal retribution, which frankly didn’t do anything for me, not in this case. I had instituted my own personal repayment/debt bondage arrangement, which worked for my particular needs, and not just with my new blushing bride. Oh, no ... all of. I was so embarrassed I rose up off of him and sat on the edge of the bed. I had no idea that I could not control my physical reaction. I was astonished. The look on my face must have conveyed that to him. In the most lovingly way, he glided his hand over my arm and said, "Why are you so upset, I'm glad I could get you to let go" Let go?" I questioned, "I had no idea that would happen." Well, baby, we just found another sensual part of you, didn't we?" as he gave me another killer smile."You. After days of negotiation at thestation, a diversion was what Soshi wanted right now. ?Keep the ship on course Jaya. Call me if somethingcomes out.??I understand Captain.? Jaya is nothing if notserious, personally Soshi wonder if he should encourage the young man to changethat part of his personality. Mulling about that, he left the bridge. Savior isa cargo ship, meaning lots of space for cargo and almost none for the crew. Oneroom most ships have of course is the ?recreation room?, somewhere.