They chatted for a while and she confessed to him that she was going mad and would never be able to last out the twelve weeks of lockdown. David, if t...at was his name, reassured her that it was for the best.Outside, in the streets below her flat, the Covid-19 virus raged through communities, bringing the human race to an almighty standstill. It would turn out to be one of the biggest tests of humanity in recent times. The government had enforced a lockdown: told everyone to stay indoors,. I will draw up a plan for a more careful contact method in the future. We have learned a harsh lesson. I will never forget it. I am authorized to state that my sisters, Bobbi and SJ, support this position."Poppa Jack stood and was recognized. "I will speak for returning. We have had good luck for many years of exploration. As we have wandered further away from our communities, the risks have become greater. I do want us to return to Europe and think we will. We have good friends at Reykjavik. She watched as he turned his back to exit and looked around for anything she might use as a weapon.She found nothing suitable and sat down heavily on the bunk. She would fulfill her father’s desires, she decided. She would woo the king with her grace and beauty and become a powerful queen. She would assume control of a vast army and bring it back to Denaya.“But I will never turn it over to that bastard,” she whispered to herself. She considered writing a letter to her uncle the king to alert. Light itfor me, wont you,?"? "I find ita bit chilly outside my robe." Yashad never smoked before but with cold yet nimble fingers she brought forth along slim cigarette and held it to her lips. She flicked the lighter and suckedgently until it was ready to present to Patricia. Long fingers flitted frombeneath the robe and took if from her. Yas had heard herself referred to as'slave girl' but felt no offense.Shetruely loved her benefactor and Mistress and, if she was a slave, she was happyto be.