I figured it would be a real hoot to attend the masquerade ball and wouldn’t they be surprised to see me there. Someway and somehow, I knew that thi...s dance was instrumental in my plan to, hopefully, nail my cousin. Then, I came up with the idea of not telling the ladies that I’d be attending the Halloween masquerade party, too. This couldn’t be any more perfect. Yeah, that’s how I could get my cousin to have sex with me, by dressing up in costume and with Dave making up my face, she’d never. "Elizabeth recalls how they were so excited over the first bowls that we made and Sarah told me this morning about how she shared our first bar of soap with Hannah while washing in the river."What Thomas remembers most is the sound of Hannah's laughter. She laughed a lot and the sound of it was often enough to lift our spirits even when things were looking bleak."David — David has always loved Hannah I think. She was easy to love and no one can blame him for falling for her beauty, her sense of. He has committed to me, I can feel it. I'll let him take my virginity when he's ready to ask for it. It won't be long. I can see the hope and desire for me in his eyes." He is male. I should give him the pleasure of courting me, pursuing me, catching me... dominating me? Yes! At our core, we accept each other as equals. But I am his female. I should give him the pleasure of catching me, mounting me as he desires, letting him possess me. Eros is a possessive love. It will be one of the. .. But, we have become enamoured of our place in the world, our powers have grown since the defeat and we have made ourselves into a contented race. This realm is no longer a place of imprisonment, it is a home."He recited a list of family names and deeds and victories and most of it went way over my head. He was in his stride, evidently relishing the chance to tell me of his history. But then his face clouded as he suddenly got back onto the subject at hand."Contentment only extends so far..