" Jewel couldn't help laughing at what she saw when the sentry's hail brought her to the edge of the camp. "I'll have the girls bring some refreshment... for our, ah, guests."Too tired to even cringe at her condescending tone, King Norgan and his soldiers took the food that was handed to them. Eyes downcast, they devoured it as fast as they could chew and swallow. Between bites of his own meal, Mak recounted to Jewel the highlights of what had happened on his little trip."And how are things going. In the ninth grade I started to notice that he was different than the other guys around us. He didn’t like to date girls or play sports. In the locker room at the gym I often noticed him looking at other guys. At the time I thought nothing of it. One night we were sitting in my bed watching a movie. Casey had been acting strangely quiet. He looked over at me. ‘Hey Sean?’ He said slowly. He picked at his finger nails.‘Yeah?’ I replied. He hesitated.‘Have you… Never mind…’ He said. I. I was dead set against that, but I was now the de facto ruler of Earth and Mars, and I had a tremendous amount of influence with our friends on Venus.So far, my rule of Earth had been limited to halting a few wars that had broken out, and I had been able to dump four oppressive dictatorships. In the 22 years since we had come to Mars, I had been able to establish a single currency, the International Dollar, and Basic English had become the official language. The francophones were still pissed. “Actually, Andrew, I was born and raised on Vora. I heard the stereotype rumors of what young men and women on Slave World are like when they reach their sexual maturity, but I have never been around any one from Slave World during that period of their life.”“Yes, I’ve heard those stories also and they are exaggerated. However, the actual level of sexual desire is high and it creates a situation that is difficult for us to manage. So far, the administrator has looked the other way regarding.