I took her to the common room, and I called Mattie to join me.“Mattie, this is Rides as One. She is the daughter of the head of the Horse Clan. She ...has come to me begging refuge for herself and the daughter I made on her, because she has made her father feel dishonored. Part of the reason her father is angry is that I bred Rides as One, and our daughter is a mix of wolf and horse. However, he told me to breed her when I visited the Horse Clan, and I didn’t want to break any of his traditions,. “That sounds like a good idea,” I replied.“First, I have a surprise for you. Stand up and closeyour eyes.” I stood and did as she asked. The next thing I know,she pulls my hands behind my back and locks them witha pair of handcuffs. “What’s this all about, Honey?” “No comments from the peanut gallery,” she says as sheputs some sort of gag in my mouth. “Mmmmfff!” This thing filled up my whole mouth, allthe way to the back of my. Wouldn’t I please just go lie down with her?” She had gotten a little quieter, and Richard leaned in so close she could have kissed him. She had definitely told this story to other men than me.“I still couldn’t say anything! So she just walked back into her bedroom looking sad and rejected. I don’t know how long I just stared at her door for. It felt like forever, but it was probably only like two seconds.” She pretended to laugh, and so did Richard. Just as I had done all those years ago. “But. She appeared to study it for a moment, finally looked back up about ready to say something, only to be interrupted by the phone. She quickly rolled her eyes and answered the phone.Evidently it was for her, because she continued talking for over five minutes while Kelly just stood there, completely ignored. She would have walked away but she had nothing left to do, so she just stood waiting, taking the time to casually eye Laura up and down a little. She tried not to, but having just been.