<-previousThe next
morning found Ute and Prince Sherman having
scones,
tea, and
scrambled firebird eggs (the kind that
cook themselves as soon as you break them). Prince Sherman was quite the
smooth talker. He showered Ute with gifts and
compliments. He bragged about his
exploits, and went off on a
tangent about the
unspeakable tortures he
inflicted upon
prisoners of war, but was at least smart enough to
change the subject when he noticed Ute wasn't listening. He started asking Ute questions about her life, and got her talking about her friends, the Ladies in Waiting.
Involuntarily, she got drawn into telling him about their
adventures and actually started to
enjoy herself. Prince Sherman listened with what appeared to be
rapt attention... and in fact was... it was
valuable strategic information he was getting out of this spirited but
naive girl. Ah, what an
enjoyable little
wife she would soon make for him.
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