There was such a mixture of pain and pleasure that Elizabeth never wanted him to stop. His body melded with hers, merged into one over and over. Thesi...ence of the room was broken only by their gasps of breath and grunts of exertion as the crashing waves of the ocean echoed in the background. Elizabeth’s fingers dug into Robert’s back, leaving their mark as he exploded in one more powerful thrust deeply inside her. Their cries echoed throughout the cottage, though neither heard as they were so. I needed someone like that. I knew that eventually our tribe would grow once again, and when it did, I needed leaders to take charge of whatever communities we formed. Zedak would be one of those leaders, if everything worked out.We spent one last night in the cave before packing everything up and heading back south. We ate well that night. Sygor had taken Zedak and Tikál hunting, and they returned with wild boars for supper. I was pleased to see that as were everyone else with us. It had been. At least he spoke English.Addressing her regally he squeaked with a voice which reminded her of Mickey Mouse, "Welcome to the harem of His Magnificence, the Emir Ibrahim, may he live for ever. I took the liberty of having your weals treated before waking you. I am His Magnificence's Chief Eunuch and I control all activities here in the harem. While we do not necessarily whip as often or as heavily as the Auction House seems to do, you will obey me. I expect that you are hungry, so we will dress. As the bank was a bitsteeper on the far side. I realised that I had to go and help her.By the time I had hauled her onto the bank we were both soaking wet andrather muddy. As she couldn't walk properly I had to support her back tothe school. As we approached the main building we were obviously spottedand two school mistresses came out and more or less carried her betweenthem, telling me to follow. One of them asked my name and where I lived,and quizzed me about what had happened (and thinking.