He couldn't see it from his chair, but its presence almost glowed in his mind. He swore the garden itself looked better through it. The giant knot was...an instantiation of a lovely idea inspired by two related figures in an antique collection of Celtic art. That artist seemed to have missed others in what turned out to be a set generated by the same group operations. It pleased him to fill the gaps, but even more to have found that the set was cyclic, that repeating the same operations over and. „Approach closer,“ ordered Zena. She felt, as the senior, more experienced girl, it was best to take the lead. Leo stepped nervously forward, he felt the two pairs of girlish eyes hard upon his nudity. It was a strange and frightening experience. One of these two owned him. But which?„Do you know who I am?“ asked Karena sharply.„N-No... Miss.“Like lightening, Zena's little fist pounded into Leo's solar plexus, doubling him up, gasping breathlessly.„Mistress!“ Zena almost snarled. „For that is. If they refused, they were to be killed to the last member. If the household staff put up resistance they were to be subdued with the least force necessary. But if they persisted, they were to be killed.Jorgarn wrote out the necessary orders and Torbert signed them and affixed his seal before heading back to the capital. Jorgarn and Pernice gave him letters to deliver to Bralan, Leyota, Astid and Saneth and Belad gave him one for Vellendira, who had finally been convinced to remain behind – to. He ran kisses up her belly before taking a moment to suck each nipple carefully. She gasped softly and gripped his shoulders. He kissed her softly at first and as she moved against him, deepened the kisses. She wrapped her arms around him, content just like this. He really could have stayed dressed for all she really cared. He was so warm, so inviting and there. He was perfect, he was everything she wanted. She felt him shift and get between her legs. She flinched. Kisses across her brow.