Ziza laughed, inadvertantly (or perhaps deliberately) kicking me with her foot. "Oh, you are so STUPID." she said, and then resumed laughing.
"Ziza." Amara (the elder wife) said. "Calm yourself. You will wake the children."
I had seen the children pretending to be asleep earlier; I don't think anything less than a pouncing plains-cat was going to wake them now. <1>
Venkatar sipped calmly on a mug of water, perhaps trying to hide his smile.
"No." said Ziza, once she had herself under control. "How special is this woman Kismet to you?"
I shrugged. "She was a good friend."
"She was a terrible friend." Amara said. "Friends don't treat each other like that."
I blinked. Just a word? Don't do that while your eyes are limp in your sockets. Even when you don't pinch the sagging eyeball, it hurts. "But..."
"No." Venkatar said. "My wives have the right of that. If either of them struck me in the face..."
Sorry this is late; work picked up this week. I didn't NEED to study after work, but the bottom line is I'm still employed, possibly because of my willingness to do "after-work".
More on Agoge later (do a search for Spartan Agoge if you're curious), but the coming week is going to be the same. I can't guarantee chapter will be on time, but no matter how bad things get, I will publish no less than one chapter a week. Honestly, I want to get back to a balanced life where I can publish daily chapters.
But enough about my life; Rhishi's getting a life lesson. Not a lot of XP, but more a wake-up call.
As always, thank you for your readership! It matters to me more than I can put into words.