Michael played the little brother and fell into the rambling conversation surrounding Ashley and Acton. He nursed a Sprite with a few chunks of fruit ...he had fished from the dregs in the over-sized jar of vodka-fruit punch. He was caught up in the vibrant conversation and alcoholic humour until Lauren snagged him. She drew him into a corner where a few Arthur Curry School alumni sat catching up. Vimy gossip and retread stories of parties past wearied Michael but he tolerated it for Lauren's. Then I rose up and stated “I bet all of you wish you had a woman as kinky, and as sexy as mine, and began to laugh.” Then we all got off of our rides, and decided to kill some time so we sat around drinking and talking with everyone as it began to get dark. After about an hour of drinking and talking some of the guys we had riding with us decided they were going to break off from the ride and go home because they had to work the next morning. So my two cousins, the wife and I told them good. Luis, Rico, Jessie and Lilly were excited to be spending the night together again. I don’t think it’s sunk in, that they’ll see each other every day from now on and will one day, run this place themselves. This will be fun, teaching them all to get along or have to face the wrath of the others.Hey, I like that shit too, we’ll call it Murphy’s Law. When one of our members gets crossways, or out of line, they have to go before all the members of the family and have their punishment handed. To be made a lord, one has to be in the Emperor’s favour, be sufficiently rich, and gift the Emperor a present to demonstrate this wealth (traditionally twenty slaves – meaning the Emperor has a huge harem). Decrees from the Emperor are the sole means of legislation. The people of Illakia and its world are basically Earth humans. Illakians are fairly similar to Caucasians, while there are peoples to the south and east who are darker. There are some biological differences though. .