The really sad thing is that some of my own people would also have liked it to happen, because it would then justify their own harsh reaction. Lives o... some innocent people do not count for much, here.”“But I still do not understand how you have turned into such hard person.”At that point I looked at the back seat through the mirror but both Pam and Hana averted my gaze.“I don’t want to sound rude, Karen, but one of the things that I most regret in my life is that I didn’t take some harsh. It was not the first time Sir Roland had mounted her so impetuously, but it was unique because she knew he wanted to give her pleasure not like the other carefully selected males that seemed to desire only to spurt their essence and move on to the next challenge before she even had a chance to test their degree of devotion. She had not been very lucky in her choice of male partners and that was the truth of it. Upon reflection, she had to admit most of that was her own fault because she had. .”She smiled, “are very cute.”I sighed, “we do not have funds for protectors.”She handed me a data stick and I looked at it and put it in my comp. I looked at a contract approved by the heir. He was paying them to protect the group going to the falls. I nodded, “okay. That is one of a thousand things I do not have to worry about.”She gestured and moved around the table, “relax.”She began sorting and the other female joined her. It was like they were reading each others minds and kept passing. ”“Before I speak to Elizaveta alone, how are things at home?”“Not much has changed as far as I can tell. We’re going to stop in and see my parents, though I suspect it’ll only be my mom who talks to both of us. I’ll try again with my dad, but I don’t hold out much hope. But I’m not going to give up unless he tells me to never speak to him again, and even then, I’m not sure that would be enough to give up.”“When is your sister’s wedding?”“December 11th. It’s before a judge and supposedly takes.