”“I ought to.” She patted her bulging belly. “This is one of John’s children, and I am one of his wives.”“Oh. You, and Raka, and Noma? H... seems to have quite a few wives.”“Quite a few? Berila, he has getting on for four hands of wives, at the last count. Jeeka wants to be another, I hear. We are a very large family for John; five babies already and Raka, Vickie and I will add another three before very long.”“O great Earth Mother! That is an awful lot of wives, and a lot of babies; he most. I thanked her and followed her toward the changing area. All six rooms were available. She started straightening one of the racks near the entrance.I went into the first room on the right and closed the door. I unzipped my dress; rather, I tried to unzip my dress. The zipper jammed right in the middle of my back. I couldn’t get it either up or down. I opened the door; she was still there, arranging things. She was a bit shorter than me and curvier; she looked to be about fifty years old. “Could. He pushed it down off my shoulders and unhooked my bra. Pulling it away from my breasts, he bent his head down and kissed my nipples, taking them one after the other into his mouth. They were stiff in his lips. He chewed them slightly. “A condom,” I said. “When you're naked,” he said. That wasn't going to be long, I knew. He had already unzipped my skirt and loosened the clasp. He pushed it over my hips and it slid to the floor with a swoosh leaving me in my garter belt, hose, panties and. Lord Gilroy became enraged. He assured us the law would be voted down today even if he had to trade votes with the devil himself.”“I see. Then I fear there is nothing more to discuss.” The chancellor said.“I’m happy to hear that. We have a ship refit to get to.” Catherine said.“You can’t leave you have to see the king.” The chancellor said.“I never said I was leaving only that the ship was leaving. Jake and I will use the Pride to finish our journey to the capital. While my uncle and the crew.