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I was astounded by what Su Wei said. She left me speechless. Donal, on the other hand, grinned broadly. “She is correct in a way. You are so very, very beautiful. It is a wonder that you are not vain or conceited about your looks. If you had been so and liked to play games with men, I could very easily see how conflicts could happen in order to win your favor. I am glad that you are not. I don’t think I would love you as much as I do if you had been egotistical and self-centered. On the other hand, if someone were to abduct you, I would move heaven and earth to get you back. I would raise huge armies, if I could, and wage war against whomever in order to free you.” Donal then smiled at me, took my hand and kissed it tenderly. He then leaned over and kissed me passionately on the mouth. A kiss so passionate that it sent my sense reeling. Then realizing that we were in public, Donal broke the mood, took me by the hand and led me onto the dance floor to join once more in the dancing and merriment.

When I could became so tired, so exhausted that I could not dance any further, Donal and I returned to our seats. Piatrus and Su Wei were nowhere to be found; they were neither on the dance floor nor sitting on the sidelines. It occurred to me that Cora and her maids must have finished preparing the suite for Su Wei and that they had gone to move her into it.

Donal and I relaxed a bit, watching the others dancing and having fun. Donal lounged next to me with his arm casually draped over my shoulders. Every once in a while he would pull me over and kiss me. The last time he kissed me, I started hearing childish giggling. I turned and say eight pairs of eyes peering through the open windows behind us. I sighed and silently signaled Donal to look behind him. He frowned and got up, going outside through the door next to the windows. I followed him close behind. There we found eight children standing by the windows; from Celianne down to Jayson, including Loysa, Maxel and Sammy. I noticed Loysa preparing to teleport away and I quickly grabbed her, yelling at her, “Don’t you dare, young lady!” She stopped and looked abashed.

“What are all of you doing here?” demanded Donal. “You were told that this was an adult party. You should either be in bed or studying, as there is school tomorrow.” He looked very sternly at the children. Maxel and Jayson began to cry, while the rest looked shamefaced.

“Don’t be upset with the children.” Izshaq said calmly from behind us. I turned to see him standing there, holding a well bundled Yusaf in his arms. “The children were feeling left out. So I told them that they could come here and watch for a few minutes before going to bed. All of their studies have been finished and they have been very well behaved all day. I have been with them every minute. If you wish to punish someone, then punish me. I gave them permission. This is my misjudgment.”

Donal rapidly calmed down. “Well, if they had your permission, then that is another matter …”

I quickly went back inside and found a tray of the almond paste candies. They were small and not so sweet that they would keep the children from falling asleep later. I returned and suggested that we sit together on the terrace benches so that we could hear the music and enjoy the treats.

The children were so excited that they were allowed to share even a few moments of the party and to have a treat that they didn’t protest much when I told them half an hour later that it was well past their bed times and that they had to go to bed. Donal, Izshaq and I herded the children back to the house and sent them to bed. While I nursed Yusaf, Donal and Izshaq supervised the children as they prepared for bed and then tucked them in. It didn’t surprise me to find Maxel by the rocking chair. His reaction to Donal’s yelling told me that he was feeling insecure once more and needed some reassurance from me. Donal came looking for him and found him sucking on my breast.

“I thought he had gotten over that.” Donal commented.

“Apparently not.” I responded.

Donal took Yusaf and put him back in his crib, while I rocked and sang Maxel to sleep. We took him back to his room and then took ourselves to bed.

When we walked into our bedroom, it became very clear to me that our bedroom and Piatrus’ bedroom shared a common wall. The reason that this was apparent was because, coming from the other side of the wall, we heard Piatrus and Su Wei having sex. Or at least, we heard Su Wei moaning and crying out in pleasure.

Donal seemed amused and laughingly said, “Well good for the old man! I hope that I will be as frisky when I am his age.”

I, on the other hand, felt as if the sounds were directed at me. It seemed as if every moan or cry were assaulting me. I put my hands up over my ears, but I still heard them. I ran to the bathroom in hopes of getting away, but the tiled walls amplified every whisper and word. I could hear Piatrus say, “Oh, you feel so good! You are so hot and tight. Scream for me; let me know this is good for you too.” Frantically, I ran back into the sitting room, which was mercifully silent.

Puzzled, Donal followed me into the sitting room. “Love? Are you all right? What is the matter?”
I shook my head as I sobbed. It took all of my strength just to say, “I can’t stand to hear the sounds of someone else making love. It feels like an invasion of their privacy.”

“Oh. I hadn’t thought of that. I will talk to Pahpey in the morning.”

“Could you talk with him now?” I asked pensively.

“Not unless you want to be made a widow tonight. Knowing Pahpey, he wouldn’t take kindly to interruptions unless they are about real emergencies. Or, we could go back to the bedroom and I will guarantee that I can make you scream louder and longer when you come. Give him a taste of his own medicine, so to speak.”

I shuddered at that thought. “NO! I don’t want my intimate moments shared with anyone but you!”

“Then what do you propose we do in the meantime, love?”

“I don’t know! Sleep out here?”

Donal sighed, but then went back into the bedroom and brought back lots of blankets and pillows. He arranged them carefully on the floor. When he finished, he disrobed and lay down, patting the spot next to him. It was very obvious what he wanted. I sighed and reluctantly undressed. Donal started to make love to me, but stopped when he realized how not in the mood I was. He then just spooned with me until we fell asleep.

I woke up the next morning in our bed, to the sounds of peace and silence. Donal must have carried me back while I was sleeping.

Donal emerged from the bathroom a few minutes later. He was dressed in his training clothes. When he saw that I was awake, he said, “I have had a talk with Pahpey already this morning. He was properly mortified when I told him what we could hear. He sends his apologies to you and promises that he will sleep with Su Wei in her bedchamber from now on. He seemed genuinely shocked that the walls were so thin. He told me that once the remodeling of the south wing is finished, he is going to have the north wing done also. So cheer up, love! Everything is fine! I am off to the training grounds and I am taking Pahpey with me. He sounded intrigued by what Izshaq has been teaching us.”

Donal leaned over the bed and gave me a huge kiss. He then smiled at me and suggested, “If you are willing, I could be a few minutes late …” I hit him with a pillow and we had a brief tussle the result of which left me pinned down underneath him. He then began to lick me with his tongue which made me wild with desire. “Yes or no?” was all he asked. “Yes! Yes! Please, yes!” He then proceeded to make love to me that was as satisfactory as it was quick.

I still felt aglow when I got dressed and checked up on the children, taking time to nurse both Yusaf and Eryssa. While the rest of the children were eating their breakfast, I slipped outside and watched the end of the training session. Piatrus had joined in with the rest and was deftly following the movements as were the much younger men. Seeing him as topless as all the men, I could see that he was very well preserved and certainly didn’t look his age. Seeing Donal and him together, I realized how similar the two men were. They were the same height, the same build and coloring. Piatrus, of course, had white hair and more lines on his face that Donal did, but it occurred to me that this was what Donal would look link in fifty or more years.

Su Wei came outside and watched the men also. She was very simply dressed. Her long black hair cascaded down her back and was caught with a large clip halfway down her back. Her robe was a simple blue silk print robe, tied with a red sash, with much narrower sleeves. When the robe opened occasionally, I could see that she was wearing voluminous white pants underneath. Her walk was not her usual mincing gait, but rather like one who was very sore.

“I apologize, Lady Patra, for disturbing your sleeping last night. When Master conDylar rides me, his manhood is so huge, it makes me scream…”

“Su Wei!” I said warningly.

“Oh, I beg your pardon again! I didn’t mean to embarrass you! So sorry!”

“You are forgiven … But no more, please!”

We stood there watching the men. When their lessons were complete, Su Wei asked Izshaq if she could join them the next day. Captain Quinton, his guards and even Izshaq looked scandalized by her request. Before Izshaq could say anything, Piatrus said, with a hint of amusement, “Why don’t you test her, right now? You might find her an interesting sparring partner.” Izshaq looked at Piatrus, trying to assess what he might be hinting at. He then turned to Su Wei and said simply, “Would you prefer hand to hand or use a quarterstaff?”

Su Wei looked at Izshaq, seemingly noting his greater height, weight and reach, said matter-of-factly, “Quarterstaff.”

She took off her sash and robe and asked me to hold them. Underneath she had been wearing a simple white, sleeveless sheath that was slit up the sides and the front to above her hips. She then unclipped her long hair and quickly twisted it into a knot on the top of her head and secured it firmly with the clip. She walked over to the pile of bamboo staffs lying on the ground and selected one. Izshaq watched her impassively as she did so and then picked one for himself.

They went into the center of the field and stood watching and assessing each other while both of them took defensive stands. Every once in a while, one or the other with strike out and be easily blocked by the other. After quite a few minutes of this, suddenly, Su Wei went on the offensive. She wielded the quarterstaff rapidly, looking like a windmill in a strong breeze. She crept forward as she did so. Eventually, she made a sudden surprising blow which Izshaq managed to deflect, but it left his staff broken. Su Wei walked back to the center of the field and waited for Izshaq to select another staff. They began sparring again, testing each other’s defenses. Su Wei tried the windmill attack again, but this time Izshaq not only deflected her blow, but then twisted and disarmed her. Izshaq walked back to the center, while Su Wei retrieved her weapon. Again in the center, this time Izshaq went on the attack with a flurry of different blows seemingly coming from all directions. Su Wei was hard pressed to defend herself. She mostly managed to, but was so busy with his attack that she left herself open and Izshaq took advantage and smacked her on the butt with his staff. She squeaked with surprise at the pain she felt. Her face showed determination and she tried to emulate his attack, but couldn’t break through his defenses. She squeaked again when she felt a second blow on her butt. She took a different stance and a different attack only to be rewarded by yet another swat. Try as she might, she couldn’t break through his defense. And as she started to tire, Izshaq kept finding more and more holes in hers. By the fourth swat, her face started to show fear. By the sixth swat, Izshaq disarmed her once more and stood over her with his staff across her throat. She conceded to him and he let her up. She looked totally humiliated.

Izshaq bowed to her and she bowed back. “You did very well, ma’am. You have been well trained. There are very few women or men who can defeat me in the quarterstaff. You gave a respectable performance. With more training, you have the potential to become better. If you still want to, you may join my morning class, although I really need your help in the afternoon, when I have sessions with Lady Patra’s children. They could use a woman like you to help them spar, especially her daughters.”
Su Wei looked very happy. The bowed to Izshaq again and thanked him, asking, “May I do both?” She turned and looked pleadingly to Piatrus. “May I do both?”

Piatrus shrugged his shoulders and said, “If that is what you want, it is fine with me.” Izshaq said the same thing. Su Wei became as excited as a child, clapping and jumping up and down in happiness.