After Brion was sure that all of his preparations had been made he again dispatched the room pageto carry a note to Lady Eryca inviting her to a ride ...he following morning before lunch. * * * The next morning Brion rose early and shared the usual morning meal with his father. He told Lord Barnard of exactly what he had planned for the day. Brion’s father was delighted to hear what was in store for the two young lovers and wished Brion luck. After breakfast Lord Brion returned to his room and. ..I've never been called cute," Megan mumbles. "I went from being 'thatshort, fat girl' to being 'that tall, butch girl'." ...I wouldn't say 'butch'," I mumble, the wind having been taken out ofmy sails. "You've got long hair, you wear skirts all the time..." I'm 5' 10" and got broad shoulders," Megan moans. "If you put the twoof us together and asked a stranger 'guess which girl's transgendered',99 times out of 100 they'd go for me." But people know you're not transgendered," I say in a voice. We chat for a moment as Ruth pulls some tables together for the gang. The two CG guys went over and helped Ruth. She smiled at their assistance and thanked them when everything was set up.I reach into my pocket and pull out a $100, trying to give it to Marco. He tries to decline. I fold it up and put it in his tee shirt pocket and walk away. He just says, "Thank You".I sit down in the empty chair in the middle of the group of tables. Across from me are John and Diane."David, why didn't you tell. The first with thongs, the second with rods, the third with whips..."There was applause. Vesta held up her hand again. "Princess Karina had graciously agreed to act personally as judge in this contest." There were even louder applause. "You will note that the contestants are well-matched. Both have previous experience. Make your final bets please, ladies and gentlemen, we start in three minutes."Belle was torn between wishing she could close her eyes and being fascinatingly drawn to the scene..