Wheeling Gull Isle gyűjtemény

erzsébet withdrew her reaching muzzle and had the good sense to look abashed, but the expression flitted aside. settling herself upon the sand before him, the countess arranged her plume across her small forepaws and leveled her captain with a respectful gaze before she began: "i would like your permission to go away with her when our season arrives. i want no children at this time --" -- nor ever -- "and so this is for our protection. such things last only a short time, and then we would return to take up our duties. in fact, if you so wished, you might send us on a plundering mission for the duration of our time away."

the chances of ferahgo agreeing to such a thing were slim to none, so erzsébet would not hold it against the captain if he disagreed; she would merely find another way to protect herself and her maid from the onslaught of lusting males. she did not throw herself upon his mercy as a female, for she did not wish to be regarded as weak. quietly she waited for a response with a neutral expression upon her face.