" "And an older British guy, well it's a bit scary, but in a good way, I think." Eventually I got the story out of her, though it was punctuated by ...more great sex. It seemed that her mother was a Brit, had married a Texan and lived here since then. "So, where is your dad now?" I asked, as the way she talked about him made him sound distant. "Oh, he wasn't my real dad, but he was good to me, and I cried for weeks when he was killed in Afghanistan six years ago." Her eyes filled with tears,. He was like a walking sunbeam. Even those Cuttail cubs of his had magic.”Serpin stopped and looked at him, “It is believed amongst our people that they are sentient, as were our ancestors. While we believe that there are very few, if any, wild Boa’s anymore, we believe that Karun had to be a magical creature for the Shifter to affect her and change our ancestors.”Collin nodded, “Well, I know those cubs were magical, the damn male sent me pictures of what he was going to do to me if his master. After a moment she climbed off me, went out to the bathroom, and came back with a wet wash cloth and cleaned us both. She returned to bed, and we held each other. I laid there quietly for several minutes, not sure how I was going to ask the question that had been on my mind since the end of the fight."Lisa, why did you let me win? We both know you had me in real trouble in that last round. I've seen you knock out half a dozen guys in less time than you had me in that corner. Yet you choose to. )Your family was one of the few to have had three of its members elected Emperor by the 27 electoral princes of the nation. Those three powerful archmages had ruled with wisdom in their time making the name of Ashcroft a respected one. The throne was not hereditary, the founders of the Empire had ruled that no child of an emperor could succeed him or her. This system kept balance and stopped humanity to do solve once again into waring tribes.How low had you fallen.It all started with the.