"This was the great Truth? I wanted to laugh, but something about him stopped me. He was serious, so very serious. I could see from the light shining ...n his eyes that he thought he had found something profound. "So why tell me? All I will do is listen to you and sell you more wine." Who can I tell this to?" he asked. "My own kin are disgusted with me. My friends have only stayed because of the depth of my purse. And the priests..." He spit. "The priests are no help. So who could I turn to? And. His hands clenched into a ball and then released – over and over again. He stood just less than six foot and appeared to be around 30 years old, though he was actually 39. Lines from years of outdoor activities were etched on his face. He was in excellent shape – not the kind of shape to parade for approval – real shape – tough, strong, lithe and quick. He had a military bearing, standing rigid at the foot of his daughter’s bed. As she glanced over, the nurse thought, ‘a handsome man, but. She decided not to think about it anymore, but to simply answer – to let whatever response naturally came out of her be her response – she would be as eager to learn her response as anyone in the room.Following a single inhaled breath, Penny answered."Yes, Mistress, I want to be your slave."A tear escaped Penny's eye as she said that. She couldn't tell if it was a tear of joy or a tear of fear, as both of those emotions were swirling frantically inside of her."Why do you want to be my. He chuckled at the looks of trepidation on all our faces."No, of course I don't have a problem with it! I actually already had my suspicions, because you were all so touchy feely with each other, and of course you encouraged me to make love with Julie and Sheila on my birthday, which was a big give-away that you had an open relationship. And you did tell me that Adrian was Jen's first lover."Oh my giddy aunt!Hamish was actually okay with it!"There is one further problem, though, my darling.