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his hand on her face. Her touch was warm and he felt the harshness
of his skin on her soft flesh. She reached up and pressed his hand against her
face and closed her eyes.
“I will return with our daughter,” he promised. She
opened her eyes and looked into his, a moment passed between them no words
could describe. He removed his hand softly, turned and ran following Url’s footprints. The two Warriors quickly followed him and
the three of them ran with avenging steps between the tall snow covered
conifers.
Chapter Four
The Administrator sat uneasily. The chair might be a
priceless artefact but it was not comfortable. He looked around to see if more
appropriate seating was available when suddenly the door opposite him opened.
He jumped up and stood smartly to attention.
The door remained half open but no one came out. He
couldn’t help but think they sure do take their time here. His thought was
interrupted when the most stunningly beautiful woman he has ever seen
gracefully glided through the door and into the corridor. She stopped a short
distance from him. Her smile was completely captivating. He stood frozen to the
spot.
Empress Lacerta stood there motionless and held her
smile. Thousands of years of selective breeding and Trigealian permitted
genetic engineering went into not only her beauty and body but also her
demeanour. She knew the influence she had especially on males and had learned
well the lessons of female persuasion. She played her role in the Imperial
Court like a swordsman uses his blade.
The Administrator swallowed and found it difficult to
avert his eyes. Her long flowing ruby red hair fell perfectly around her
flawlessly copper toned skin. Her eyes were slightly almond shaped and blazed
deep emerald. Her dress of pure Aldrecian silk flowed
effortless over her perfectly shaped female form and matched the colour of her
eyes perfectly.
The Administrator tore his way out of his trance and
bowed.
“Thank you”, the Empress said with a voice as silky as
her dress.
“I am your servant, my Empress.”
“You have caused quite a commotion within the Palace,”
she said almost seductively. “The Mandates of Almogest have for many years been
regarded much like a parent regards fairy tales as truth for their children. No
one realised they still possessed the power of the Court. Even the Emperor has
had to recognise their magnitude and legal standing. You’ve had our scholars in
quite a spin trying to nullify the request. I’m sure they will eventually close
down their use to access to the Imperial Court, but at the moment, here you
are.” She allowed her smile to linger on her lips.
“I had no idea the Security Chief of Ennack would go
to such lengths, my Empress. The matter he empowered me with is one of
importance and the Emperor he believed should be informed.” He replied with a
bowed head.
“The Emperor is very busy as you would appreciate. I
manage certain affairs as part of my Imperial duties. This matter surely can be
diverted from the Emperor’s demanding schedule. You would surely grant him that
freedom? The Empress asked with the most persuasive voice the Administrator has
ever heard. His eyes flickered.
“Forgive me Empress,” the Administrator said now
feeling a little more at ease but fully aware of the power of this woman. He
knew his next statement would not be appreciated but played his hand. “I do not
understand the complexities of Imperial procedures and doctrines but I am conversant
with security and the Confederacy’s desire to minimise all threats. I have
already been scanned once over this matter and expect Trigealian intervention
of some degree to result, pending their investigation of course.”
The smile vanished from the Empress’s face. She
remained outwardly composed but seethed with anger at the possibly of being
involved with anything to do with the Trigeals and their terrible scans,
of his skin on her soft flesh. She reached up and pressed his hand against her
face and closed her eyes.
“I will return with our daughter,” he promised. She
opened her eyes and looked into his, a moment passed between them no words
could describe. He removed his hand softly, turned and ran following Url’s footprints. The two Warriors quickly followed him and
the three of them ran with avenging steps between the tall snow covered
conifers.
Chapter Four
The Administrator sat uneasily. The chair might be a
priceless artefact but it was not comfortable. He looked around to see if more
appropriate seating was available when suddenly the door opposite him opened.
He jumped up and stood smartly to attention.
The door remained half open but no one came out. He
couldn’t help but think they sure do take their time here. His thought was
interrupted when the most stunningly beautiful woman he has ever seen
gracefully glided through the door and into the corridor. She stopped a short
distance from him. Her smile was completely captivating. He stood frozen to the
spot.
Empress Lacerta stood there motionless and held her
smile. Thousands of years of selective breeding and Trigealian permitted
genetic engineering went into not only her beauty and body but also her
demeanour. She knew the influence she had especially on males and had learned
well the lessons of female persuasion. She played her role in the Imperial
Court like a swordsman uses his blade.
The Administrator swallowed and found it difficult to
avert his eyes. Her long flowing ruby red hair fell perfectly around her
flawlessly copper toned skin. Her eyes were slightly almond shaped and blazed
deep emerald. Her dress of pure Aldrecian silk flowed
effortless over her perfectly shaped female form and matched the colour of her
eyes perfectly.
The Administrator tore his way out of his trance and
bowed.
“Thank you”, the Empress said with a voice as silky as
her dress.
“I am your servant, my Empress.”
“You have caused quite a commotion within the Palace,”
she said almost seductively. “The Mandates of Almogest have for many years been
regarded much like a parent regards fairy tales as truth for their children. No
one realised they still possessed the power of the Court. Even the Emperor has
had to recognise their magnitude and legal standing. You’ve had our scholars in
quite a spin trying to nullify the request. I’m sure they will eventually close
down their use to access to the Imperial Court, but at the moment, here you
are.” She allowed her smile to linger on her lips.
“I had no idea the Security Chief of Ennack would go
to such lengths, my Empress. The matter he empowered me with is one of
importance and the Emperor he believed should be informed.” He replied with a
bowed head.
“The Emperor is very busy as you would appreciate. I
manage certain affairs as part of my Imperial duties. This matter surely can be
diverted from the Emperor’s demanding schedule. You would surely grant him that
freedom? The Empress asked with the most persuasive voice the Administrator has
ever heard. His eyes flickered.
“Forgive me Empress,” the Administrator said now
feeling a little more at ease but fully aware of the power of this woman. He
knew his next statement would not be appreciated but played his hand. “I do not
understand the complexities of Imperial procedures and doctrines but I am conversant
with security and the Confederacy’s desire to minimise all threats. I have
already been scanned once over this matter and expect Trigealian intervention
of some degree to result, pending their investigation of course.”
The smile vanished from the Empress’s face. She
remained outwardly composed but seethed with anger at the possibly of being
involved with anything to do with the Trigeals and their terrible scans,
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