"Before the rebellion there would have been no question that Alana could claim the primacy over Thesia. But the rebellion happened and we cannot give ...he impression that we reward the House of Clonal. After all, Eorl was a cousin of Elbar, and he murdered almost a hundred freed slaves in his rampage in the North." Macro, my son, what do you say?" the King asked."What Queen Regula and my brother said all has merit. I am promised to Thesia. I believe firmly that she would accept to be my Second. I confess —- I don’t know why, but I felt extremely guilty. Silly, but I felt as if I’d let her down in some way. ‘Well Jim,’ Anne continued with a somewhat resigned tone. ‘You’ve got a bit more catching up to do yet.’ However, before she could explain further, a miniature bundle of energy burst into the room. It was about three foot or so tall, maybe three or four years old, dark ginger hair and female. With freckles. ‘Hi Mummy,’ it, or should we say she, called out at the top of her voice.. I dried my hands and walked past him.“Just a minute,” he said, “I have an idea for the Love Family Singers?”“Follow me, you can walk and talk at the same time, can’t you?”“What’s wrong with you. Are you mad at me for some reason?”“Sorry, Charles. I had a dream, but it wasn’t April. It was Mary!”“My Mary?”“Yeah, your Mary!”“Do I want to know what you did with her?”“Do you want to hear what happened, in my dream?”“I’ve had dreams about girls before. For the sake of our friendship, let’s not. "We'll have to wait here for atime, until things calm down." Her voice was full of seduction and hefelt her hands lightly caressing his chest, his arms. "Is there a lightin here?" He could hear the waver in his voice. He knew it was a dream,wanted her and could feel the reaction of his body, but at the sametime he felt that something was wrong."We can't chance it," she whispered, her lips brushing his cheek, hisneck, her breath moving down his body to where her hands workedunlacing his belt..