I turned to face him, my chest exploding with irrational, inexplicable excitement and I smiled shyly, embarrassed at how transparent my excitement mus... seem. His smile appeared knowing; I felt myself shudder inwardly at the sudden longing passing through my body. For a moment we looked at one another, eyes locked. He extended his arm, slowly, and offered me a glass of wine. Our hands did not touch as I accepted it, and for a moment relief washed over me as we began chatting in a friendly and. " The name means nothing to me." She wishes you to contact her, my Lord."Norlan nodded and took the proffered pearl. "Very well, I will summon her at my earliest convenience." Um ... my Lord, I was told to ask you to Farview her now and then retrieve the pearl from you. It is to go to Overlord Roquan D'ronstaq."Norlan thought this curious, to say the least. "Wait outside." He turned to the slave. "You as well."The slave looked a bit nonplussed at the order, but she bowed her head respectfully. She wanted to spend some time with her sweetheart for a few days. He’s going to Seattle-Pacific University. She’ll be staying nights with us, but I don’t think she will be around during the day. Now come to bed.’ In a moment he was lying beside her, their naked flesh sliding sensuously together. This gift was priceless and he made the most of it. Within moments the soft, willing, warmly passionate woman with him was moaning and shuddering as his fingers renewed their knowledge of her curves and. Gene Macklinson was sending up one of his children to talk to me, in the coming week, about my grain broker activities. He didn't believe I could make delivery at the spot market prices my father had promised him. I wasn't that sure that I wanted to explain everything about my own grain trading methods that made those prices possible.My father told me he thought it was necessary, explaining that it wasn't much of a risk for me to show him what I did, because it wasn't something that just anyone.