” Andrew returned to the seat he had been in when all the fuss started and called for water. He set aside his buckler and staff and was soon in rela...tive comfort watching the room and keeping an eye out for Brena should she return.Ledger was worried. He had three pouch’s full of gold and plat coins. He would be a target for any robber on the rapidly darkening streets. He worried until it hit him, he could make it so anybody that tried to grab the pouches would find it impossible to lift or carry. “No words,” she whispered. “If there’s any doubt, the answer is ‘yes’.” He collected her in his arms and pressed his lips to hers. She melted as she felt the heat in his kiss, then moaned softly as another pair of hands encircled her from the back, sliding up her torso to cup and stroke her breasts through her clothes. She could feel the firmness of the kisser’s hardness pressing into her belly, and the pressure against her ass of the cock from the man behind her. His hands were shifting. It is not to be discussed outside this room until after the public announcement in Washington at 2 PM.” The information was limited to the embassy expansion and the temporary ambassador appointment.Thirty minutes later we were making the same announcement in the Morton Field meeting room.By 10:30 I was done with both the VCATS and SVOL conference calls. At 10:45 I was sitting in the hairdresser’s chair at Jenny’s insistence.Then we went home for a quick lunch and for me to change into the best. But instead of butchering him, she'd smiled and thanked him for her terrific orgasms from having had her belly, breast and heart carved upon.Not ready to trust someone he'd just murdered not to try and return the favor, Vlad had bound her hands and feet so that she lay helpless before him at all times. That had been, as near as he could tell, about fifteen days ago. When they'd arrived here (wherever 'here' was), the moon had been in its first quarter. Now it was in its last quarter and didn't.