Gwen felt her vigor returning. The fresh day awakened her senses, and the memory of her first day at Gracely House filled her mind. The acts Mrs. Grac...ly had led them to perform were incredible as the girl remembered them. It was like a dream.But she remembered Patricia and the fear while walking down the stairs virtually naked to greet her fellow pupils for the first time. It was real. It wasn't a dream.This morning, Patricia brought her a bowl of water to wash her face. A soft towel dried it,. I have tried desperately to give him the child he wants... I cannot. So now you stand ready to bear his child." Your child, Princess," interrupted Vishi."Yes, and it is this very thing I have brought you here to discuss. I want you to know how important... no, vital this child is to Raynoor's succeeding to the throne. Without an heir, everything Raynoor is working for may be destroyed. Perhaps you have not been aware that there have been overtures to the Alliance, the first attempts to find a. I was shocked to see the watchman standing at the door and I was semi-naked in front of him, just in a bra and with my saree, while my blouse was getting dried!I immediately tried covering up myself with the saree. He asked me, “What was going on?” I narrated the incident to him as to how I was sick and threw up on my saree and had cleaned it.He asked if I was fine now and if I needed any help. He started walking towards me. He picked up my blouse and said, “It is still wet and it has to. It was our last day alone – mom was coming home in the morning. I thought if I just stayed away I could avoid it all and no one would ever have to know about any of it. One of my friends was having a party 6 or so blocks away from the house and she said I could spend the night. While at the party I had way too many and somehow my next memories are of me walking home. I wanted to go home. I think because I was drunk, the shame I felt about wanting to be with Uncle Ted didnt matter. I walked.