Chapter 12
PaaxThe day of the Naming Ceremony arrived swiftly. Mercy washed and dressed Axil and Drake in overly long white tunics.
“It’s a Christening gown.”
“Why is there lace?” It hardly seemed practical.
“Because that’s traditional.”
“Lace.”
“The white gown.”
“And your parents subjected you to this? I did not know Terrans had a naming ceremony.”
“It’s called a Christening, actually, and it’s similar.”
“Will they always have to wear this garment?”
“What? No. It’s just for the ceremony.” Satisfied that the boys were fed, washed and dressed, she handed them off to Dorothy.
“I’ll watch them while you get ready,” she said.
Mercy laid out a pale lavender robe and started to undress. She was breathtakingly lovely as she disrobed. He watched her go through these motions a hundred t
