Ara was taken aback.
'By a virgin...'
Her attraction to Emyr was just... that.
It was not: 'by you, Ara.' It was: 'by a virgin!'
She stared at Emyr as though she did not know him. Well, yes, she did not know him at all. He was rich tycoon, a magical creature--and a man who knew how to use a woman!
Somehow, Ara pulled back the old Ara. She knew how to treat men like Slick, like Dencio, and like Emyr!
"You chose me among a dozen applicants not by my skills but my being a... virgin?" Ara asked calmly but she was seething inside.
"You have other endearing qualities, Ara. You have sharp observation skills."
"We are near the spot, sir," Ponso cut in. "Look!"
Zovern had turned into a dragon while still on the rubber boat. He overturned it when he flew. Poor Lando got wet. Ponso paddled o
