I couldn’t tell what top she had on, as she was wearing a large fuzzy jumper over everything. Her hair was tied back, and her cheeks were flushed wi...th laughter and the alcohol.“I’m not complaining.” I grinned at her. “What do I have to do to get one of those fancy drinks?”“We need sustenance.” Alexis moaned theatrically, throwing one arm across her face. “Bring us food!”“Uh, okay. What do you want?”“It’s in the fridge.” Jasmine laughed sheepishly, pointing back inside.I raised an eyebrow and. As a result that milling crowd was also always more than willing to give any girl a resounding round of applause once that girl had passed this one particular rite of passage test. Right now that girl was Vanessa Benson and right now it had gone deathly quiet all around that concrete plinth as all eyes now watched her naked body inch closer to one of those white porcelain bowls.Vanessa could feel everyone of those eyes boring into her bare skin and it not only scared the shits out of her but it. They slit the throats of a number of Red Guard before she knew what was going on. They fought for a while but were badly outnumbered and were down to just her and Ilzu when they were rescued.”“Rescued?” Vondi snarled the question.“Evidently, Princess Ataya survived whatever the Tinsto imposter was trying,” Radu replied, his own voice harsh. “The Princess’ party rescued her. They’re accompanying her to the capital.”“So, she’s okay?” Vondi asked, relief cutting through her rage.Radu’s head bowed. Peg seemed a bit irritated at the attention her husband paid me.To make a long story short, at a later party, I ended up getting drunk and going to bed with Bob, a most pleasant experience. I was happily anticipating a return engagement. But the day after my little tryst with Bob the phone rang. It was Peg. "You fucked my husband!" she shouted.I wasn't sure how to answer. "I ... uh ... well ... I was drunk," I tried to explain. I hadn't thought of it as being a big deal. Peg, after all, was.