Go To Your Family

You nod to your guard and summon your serving girls into the room. The three girls are from Salatia, a land where the women are known for their beauty, petite frames, and hairless bodies. They wear tight-fitting cotton leotards that cling pleasantly to their bodies.

They first rub you down with scented sponges, then they dry you. You work hard to control your sexual impulses as the attentive hands and bodies stir your loins. They slide a blue cotton kimono over your shoulders and assist you as you slip into your hakkari pants. The fashion you’ve adopted is not native but rather traditional in your wife’s country. Lastly they strap on your sword belt and strap on your breastplate.

Greta walks with you as you leave your chamber. Your personal guard waits outside and the tall Norse women follow you as you make your way towards the gardens. The gardens are in a cloister that is surrounded by columns. Your wife is there with all of your legitimate heirs.

Your wife is Lady Ei, she sits on a stone bench with your two younger sons Erik (8) and Antoli (6). She is pregnant otherwise you would have had no need for a concubine in your bed chamber. She has pale skin and dark silky hair. She is wearing a slimming silken dress with pink flowers.

Your elder son Jacob (12) trains with Anton, a low ranking officer who’s job it is to spar with your son and train him. Aisha (18), your eldest daughter watches the two. You’ve noticed far too much interaction between the princess and this soldier.

Your youngest child, Lili (3), skips playfully amongst the flowers. Out of the corner of your eye, you see a shadow dart out from the columns. You know at once it is the assassin. Your heart stops when you see how close Lili is to danger.