“Time to get dressed Yavara.” She said, smiling at my disappointed face. “You bitch.” I growled, withdrawing my fingers. I instinctively sucke... them clean, then realized with a sigh that I’d have to brush my teeth again. I slipped on my black dress as Elena dawned one of Zander’s overly-large cloaks. With the hood up, it would conceal her face, ears and hair well enough, though her stature was still unmistakably elven. We walked downstairs as Prestira, Brock and Zander were finishing up. As a result he did the bare minimum to get by. His parents were of hardworking stock, but both his father and mother had stopped their education when they graduated high school. His mother worked in a local diner as she had since her high school days. His father had gone into the Army right out of high school and been trained as a diesel engine mechanic. After he got out he got a good job working at a car dealership and he had been there ever since. Dave’s grandparents had been farmers all. I wish to inform you that those rumors are true,? I paused tolet them express their excitement. ?Equally important is the fact that heis the father of Princess Tiffy Grendel of Draco, now Princess Tiffy ofDraconia. And I already consider her to be my daughter.? I waited for theshock to wear off, ?These facts in no way, change the way that I feelabout my own Kitten, Kissy.?There was a lot of shock and confusion through the room. Their Queen wasadopting someone from some unheard-of Quadrant, on. “And will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States,” Marwood echoed.“So help me, God,” the Chief Justice finished.“So help me, God,” Marwood answered.“Congratulations, Mr. President,” the Chief Justice greeted him in the traditional manner.“Thank you, Mr. Chief Justice,” President Jim Marwood answered grimly.Now he had to run a country ... and a national campaign. His party was sure to put him in as the nominee. He’d need a Vice-President.