.. I wish to earn forgiveness."I stared at him awhile before it came to me.This had all been arranged by Iris.Iris had sent him in to me with instruct...ions on how to behave!So now I was Madam rather than Margot; a far better understanding.But Iris had reminded me; I had to re-establish my authority over Guy. I had to make it plain who was in charge.So I looked at him with some disdain and spoke coldly to him."Very well. When you are alone with me under disapline you will call me Madam Margot.". Trunk, having access to many of the Gurmot, Gurmot and Sons Factors and agents in various places gave her some starting points, and there were already some items in the pipeline. The one that was going to be tricky to arrange was the elkaphant that Acre Arica, owner of the Seacroft Inn had inquired about. Getting a live elkaphant was out of the question. Getting fresh cuts of elkaphant to Seacroft, that was another story. Possible, but tricky. Few shippers were able to keep raw meat fresh over. "Zarthan is far, far away. Even the steam pullers can only run where there are rails for its road. Building even a single line west is a tremendous undertaking. King Freidal and Queen Elspeth are doing what they can, but the fact remains that while Zarthan has much gold and huge quantities of food, it lacks abundant iron, coal and other important raw materials."Zarthan will be lucky to fit out a tenth as many ships as I can, and it may well be many less, and they will cost very much more. The. . pain ... pleasure ... over and over they circled and danced, coalescing into a unified inferno of mind-obliterating sensation residing as much in her mind as in her loins. She found herself craving both, and against all reason started thrusting back against Halbarad’s cock as it drove deep, widening realms of her body she’d never imagined anyone could reach. Her screams of ecstasy were indistinguishable from her wails of agony, and the orgasms that fueled both continued to rip through her.