”Frances chuckled, “No, that was an error that we have now realised, Jessica: well spotted. Anything more?”“Only on the fees chargeable. I kno... it is in the contract, but board members do not always read a contract. They expect the lawyers to do that and tell them what they need to be aware of. I think it would be wise to spell out again the fees payable on succesful work by you.”“Most insightful, Jessica. Do you go along with Jessica on that point, ladies?”Enough murmers of approval came that. )This was not always honored. This could become fraught with peril, as nobles literally had the power of life and death over their subjects. One of the ways that this power was fenced in was the Right Of Protection.A person could make a request to another Noble to intervene in a matter between the requester and the 2nd Noble. If the Noble granted the request, the requester would transfer their allegiance to the new Noble, and the old Noble could not act against them without violating the. Then the Emir came in from the main Palace and spoke to her as she knelt in the obeisance position. The watchers could not hear what was said, but soon she stood up and removed the abaya to reveal that she was wearing Western clothes. These she quickly discarded and stood before the Emir naked. The watchers wondered whether he would take her there and then, but she knelt before him and said something which was again frustratingly inaudible. Then the Emir turned and left, and the eunuchs brought. Spirit had learned a new trick, actually a new way to command me.From the day he was born I began a relationship with Spirit, at first just being around, handling him, ensuring he imprinted on me, trusted me. Slowly we learned to communicate, he learned everything a foal needs to learn from Lady, his mother. Everything else he learned from me, but it’s a two way street, I have learned from him, and just as he obeys my commands, I obey his.One of the things that has always concerned me was my.