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monotony of what had become, in effect, a royal prison.
The men were having none of that.
Kyra was safely delivered of a third girl child almost three weeks to
the day of Geris s hatching. This one they called Kara, naming her after
Kyra s missing, beloved sister.
Whereas Zora and Zara possessed theirmani s mane of fire-berry hair,
Kara was the image of her papa, sporting jet black tresses and glowing blue
eyes. The new little High Princess was well-loved and joyously received by
all, including her two older sisters who were still developing at a rapid
rate, both of them now the physical and mental equivalent of year old earth
children.
When Zor s sentence of celibacy ended two weeks after Kara s hatching,
he vehemently agreed with hisnee ka that they should wait several months more
before getting her with anotherpani sac. No matter how erotic and stimulating
the experience was, gorging whilst joining was shied away from, giving the
couple time for themselves and for furthering the bonds they shared with the
three daughters they had already made together.
As Kyra saw it, the only downside to postponing further hatchings was
that the decision forced Kil to remain bound to his duties as a lesser
husband, as she had yet to give birth to a son. Until Kyra beget an heir, Kil
was unable to search for his ownnee ka , a situation that distressed her
sorely.
Kil, however, assured her that he didn t care.  I have far too much to
see to, he had said,  without the distraction of anee ka .
When Kyra had thought to press the issue, Zor had kissed her into
silence.  Leave it be, he had whispered in her ear.  My brother prefers to
walk alone.
Kyra had deferred to Zor s wishes, especially since he was getting
better and better at deferring to hers as of late. Except for on the issue of
allowing her and Geris to have an excursion outside of the palace perimeters.
On that, he was proving to be far less than accommodating. And so, Kyra had
decided, she needed someone to help persuade her husband to her way of
thinking.
One morning, after feeding the babies their sweet juice, Kyra made her
way to Kil s apartments to speak to him.
Kil raised a curious brow when he opened his doors to Kyra, but bade
her to come inside. Showing her into the parlor, he motioned for her to have a
seat. He was pleased when she removed herqi ka before availing herself of a
chair, not having to remind her for once of her duty to do so. He had to
wonder at this sudden observance to tradition. The woman wanted something for
a certainty.
Kyra let the goldqi ka shimmer to the ground, then took her seat and
faced Kil.  How are you feeling today?
Kil s eyes trailed over Kyra s engorged breasts, then made its way down
to the fire-berry thatch of hair between her thighs before finally flicking
upwards to meet her gaze.  I am well. And you?
She sighed.  I am restless, Kil. Very restless.
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 Forget it, Kyra.
She harrumphed. Scowling, Kyra crossed her arms under her breasts and
glared daggers at him.  Why does Jera get to go shopping at the stalls, she
whined,  when Geris and I have become virtual prisoners here?
Kil s eyes narrowed speculatively.  Jera has left the palace before?
 Of course. Kyra waved dismissively.  Even I can t blame the horrid
woman for sneaking off. The palace becomes boring when it s all you see for
weeks on end!
Kil ignored that.  How many times has she left? When did you see her
leave?
Kyra sighed. Clearly her brother-in-law had no intention of aiding her.
 I don t know how many times. I m not her shadow for goodness sake.
 Try, he said gently,  to remember.
Her arms resting at either side of the chair, Kyra crossed one leg over
the other and rocked it back and forth. She bit her lip as she searched her
memory.  Let me think. Scrunching up her face, she began to tap her cheek
absently with her index finger.  Oh, of course! She smiled up to Kil.  I know
for a fact that she sneaked out the afternoon Kara was hatched.
 For a certainty?
 Yes. Kyra nodded.  I remember happening upon her on my way to the
kitchens. Cook had made me some of thosemaza candies I love, so I went to
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