Her fate would be a vocation of satisfying men’s lusts, after all, whether it was a long or short life indeed. He smirked as he imagined her servici...g men and women in the pleasure houses of Lys for many years to come. It was still better than being a maid in the Red Keep, scrubbing floors, washing clothes, and cleaning latrines. At least she would get some enjoyment out of being a slave of that kind.“Ser Gregor, pardon me, m’lord, but there is a rider here to speak to you,” the innkeeper. Under no circumstances will I dress like agirl to sneak into a dance to spy on my girlfriend. There is no way inhell! Over my dead body!"-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-Lori Jackson was laying on her bed, flipping through the pages of aCosmo magazine when she heard a quiet knock on her bed room door.Without looking up she said, "If that's Brad Pitt or some other hunkyguy, get your ass in here. If its my geeky brother, get lost."The door opened up and. Then I realized that Petra had actually been swimming with everyone elseat the deep end. Last year she hadn't known how because no ScorpionDrider had ever swum before.It was 14:30PM when the party finally began breaking up, little Angelwas asleep in her mother's arms as they boarded Erika's little modifiedRV for the trip home.Walking with Tangie and Crylon near one of the study retreats we heardthe soft excited giggles, and Tangie quickly put her hand on Crylon'sarm as they both recognized. "He looked up and saw us, beckoned to us. Teri moved first and I followed. We sat next to him. He smiled. Again, I am sure he wasn't speaking in English, but we both understood what he was saying."Hello – my name is Dauid bar Yishay. You would be Sayrah?" He looked at Teri, then, looking at me, "Yakov." We would say, 'Theresa' and 'James'," I said, "I suppose Sarah and Jacob is near enough."He nodded. "Sayrah. It means 'Princess'. But you bring the summer, and fruitfulness... Teresa." My name.