She’d followed the instructions to the letter and was already shaking with nerves, before leaving home she had dressed as instructed, and then taken...the big step… closing the lock on the collar she had been posted. Unless she wanted to have an awkward conversation with someone locally, she had to go to London to retrieve the key. A few days before she had waxed herself smooth (She didn’t want to do it too close to the day and look like a plucked chicken!) and been out to buy a new pair of. It’s been falling apart since you left, and you’re the only one who can keep it together.” “I left Eva and Soraya in charge.” I gasped, undulating against her. “Something happened. It’s shaken them.” “Oh no, what now?!” Furia half-moaned, half-cried.“No one died, but… well, let me finish you two off, then we’ll talk.” ELENA I breathed a long sigh of relief when our carriage rolled through the gates of Bentius. We had encountered warg riders in the night, undoubtedly a platoon of Gorlok’s. She settled upon her elbows, and I connected one wrist cuff to the other, and bound both to the same headboard. Her dark eyes laughed up at me, from beneath her black curls. “PPHHHHTTTT!” in an attempt to blow her hair from her eyes, she tossed her head. I caressed her head, tucking her hair behind her ear, and bent to kiss her. Her searching tongue explored my mouth, and I stole a fondle of her firm near breast. We broke contact, and I stepped to my daughter’s side of the bed. Brent watched. "Fenthil of the Green Isles at your service. Formerly of the Green Isles, that is."I returned the courtly bow I received then with one of my own and followed it by motioning towards the boys who still crouched alertly behind me. "Allow me to introduce my Vulkai wards, Kei and Labo." Wards?" Fenthil asked, doubt tinging his voice."Don't let our size fool you sir," Labo said smoothly, we're mere pups, barely more than a year old." And a pleasure meeting you, wizard Fenthil. Kei added. "Labo and I.