Exton

After Silk dances us all dizzy - I never knew Keon could sing - I hunt down Monty and arrange a room for the night. Seems pointless to head home this late at night, especially if Star and Alise are going to go shopping with Laila tomorrow.

Laila seems nice, I muse as I get ready for bed, but her "master" needs a good swift kick in the ass. It's hard to say exactly what it is about Rath that pisses me off - or rather, there are so many things it's hard to pick out one outstanding thing that offends me more than any other.


Well, tomorrow's another day…. "Princess, you're going to need some money if you're going to go shopping tomorrow." I hand her five twenties folded together. "Think that will do the job?"

"I don't know," she says uncertainly. "Is that a lot?" She takes a bill and unfolds it, takes a closer look. "Oh, I have a lot of those."

Okay, I'm seriously confused now. "You do? Where?"

"Back at the cabin. Do you want them?"

"No, that's okay, Princess. Where did they come from?"

"People gave them to me...for my drawings...but I wasn't sure what to do with them... You can have them if you want, I don't really need them."

I wonder what she considers "a lot". "We'll work that out after we get back home. Meanwhile you can give this to Alise and she can help you with the shopping tomorrow."

"Okay." She yawns. "I'm really tired. Are you ready for bed?"

"Yeah, love, I think I am."

"Good. Come and hold me. I want to fall asleep in your arms."

I smile. "Your wish is my command."