” Asimina informed Maria, “Yours is at the end of the hall on the right, near the bathroom. All your stuff is already in there. Why don't you thre... can go swimming while I make lunch?”Maria nodded but her heart told her that she would be happier unpacking and taking a shower. So she headed down the corridor past two lines of very old portrait photographs. Characteristically, she felt the people in the portraits glaring down at her and she quickened her pace to her room. The room was light and. But unexpectedly she'd found an unlikely buddy. Ray not only enjoyed her conversation but was also interested in what she thought and did. Janet couldn't remember it being like that with her father; but he was a lot older of course. Then it occurred to Janet that Ray was more like an older brother! She had sometimes wondered what it would be like to have a brother. Ray wasn't a lot taller then her. He was strong looking yet with kind eyes. He had shown her a new way to do her hair and it suited. "He leaned back, "I wish that were true. We had ancient stone guardians from the first emperor but the Kane mages have finally managed to destroy most of them. We also have the youngest daughter of the first emperor returned."He shook his head, "whatever you plan the bastards are not just going to stop. They have built a larger army and even though we have pushed deep into Kane they are holding us."I looked at and caressed the staff, "once I enter the ancient throne room and give a drop of. It encourages the mind to think in new directions and approach problems in usual ways. It keeps you sharp, my lady.” He smiled as she approached, and she bent a knee, pressed it into his crotch. His hand rose up the back of her legs and rested on her buttocks. “Though I suspect you have little need for that. You are quite sharp enough.”She forced his lips into hers and their passion was fired once again. She pulled down the top of her robes, her large, full breasts instantly exposing.