"Good morning my husband." Good morning my wife. Ready for some breakfast?" Yes, I'm starved."As well you should be, he thought, as much energy as you...expended last night.The two took turns bathing then dressed and joined the count at the breakfast table."Sleep well?" he asked as Markessa served them a sumptuous meal."Uh, yes, thank you," Justine stammered."While we await news of your parents, I thought I might take you riding on a tour of the estate." Oh, it sounds wonderful," smiled. In all that time I never saw you do anything without profound reasons.”“And your way of expressing yourself becomes less robot every day.”Sam bend over to loosen the fasteners of his boots. “The owners of this place have prided themselves not only with owning a place that exists since 1725 OTT but providing a safe place to meet and speak without being overheard ever since the evil time that began in 2122. That is a very long time of grooming a reputation, my friend.”While Sam pulled off his. A red light came on suddenly and, though he knew it was dim, it looked bright, somehow, after the total darkness. He was reminded of the red filters they used on flashlights at night in Vietnam.“I could do this with white light,” she said, “but I do everything with the safe light on. It’s just a habit.”He was amazed that she sounded so comfortable. He watched as she poured chemicals into the canister and agitated it gently with her hand while she set a timer. She described what she’d be doing. Each man has different taste. Some like skimpy dressed ladies, while some, like me, prefer a more traditional dressed lady.”“I wish he had a taste like you. Or i wish i had you instead” she said this in his ears.Just as he was going to reply, she got up and disappeared amongst other people in the room.His eyes were trying to find her but he couldn’t. Instead he saw Riya getting too drunk that she was barely able to walk. He ignored her.Slowly, all the guest left Kavya’s place for the night.