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same would be true for qualified candidates to rep- resent them now in the
House of Representatives. I avoided going into further detail, having found it
to be usually a waste of time. My speeches were more "rhetoric" than anything
else. The admiration of the crowd excited me. I could understand why men had
followed someone like Hitler. Why evil men had been able to take over entire
countries just on the power of the spoken word!
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"Queen Lorraine! Queen Lorraine!" the crowd cheered. Some- times I wondered
what they were really cheering for. Often I did not really say that much, but
it didn't seem to matter anymore! I had been
"touring" the coast of Trelandar north of my estates. Stopping wherever I felt
it worthwhile. Speaking to the people. Giving them something to fight for if
Darlanis decided to try to regain the southern part of her "Empire" by force
of arms. I did not think she would try it, but one could never be sure of
that! She seemed to be rather "hostile" towards me, and no doubt felt that I
had betrayed her trust in me. I could understand how she felt. Even Sharon had
seemed "distant". The Revolution had been so far relatively bloodless,
although I did not think that would continue for long once those loyal to
Darlanis rallied their own forces against us. I hated to think of the
bloodshed that could once again occur. Sanda had told me stories of the
conquest of Trelandar by the forces from Sarn under the command of Darlanis.
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"Think you can fix it?" Queen Darlanis asked from beneath her sun awning as
she watched An'na and me working on Black Lady. Both of us verbally cursing
the crude tools of the 26th Century. The lack of "proper equipment" to do a
repair that would have been simple back in the 20th Century. No fiberglass, no
replace- ment parts. None of the equipment necessary to do the job right! No
aluminum sheeting, riveting tools! One gets very frustrated! Aurora had been
"careless". Her sunburn was doubtlessly painful. She had forgotten the "power"
of Earth's sun on a woman like her!
"Any suggestions, your majesty?" I snapped back, not in the best of moods. Jon
wisely keeping his thoughts to himself as he watched. Gayle and Sharon both
wading in the water, stripped to clips and straps. They did look a little like
twin sisters, al- though Sharon is a touch fuller bodied and Gayle is a little
taller than Sharon. Darlanis giving me a smile as she nodded. I hoped she was
"enjoying" herself seeing us working, sweating like we were. Lying there in
the sun, getting a tan, without seeming- ly a care in the world! Naked but for
her clips and strap. The scars of my surgery four days ago now healing
amazingly swiftly!
Lady Sanda was now down in Trella with the Squala busy tak- ing care of
things. There was vicious fighting starting south of the city between those
loyal to me and those still yet loyal to Darlanis. It was
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my hope to fly there tomorrow and try to avert further bloodshed. Try to get
some sort of "agreement"
that would allow everyone to live in peace with each other. I would take
Darlanis with me if she would co-operate in this. Perhaps the two of us could
stop this bloodshed before it went any fur- ther. Before
Trelandar was "split" in two by political hatreds!
"Ships are sheathed with copper," Darlanis ventured, "And I think you would be
able to fit some to that wing." Perhaps not here on my estate, but Trella had
a shipyard, Darlanis pointed out. Obviously she was not the "dumb blonde" that
I had thought!
I listened to Aurora sing, her voice so beautiful that I cursed the fact that
I had no way of "recording it". She is said to be the "best" on Mars among the
lovely women of that world. I saw Darlanis watching her, saw the tears in her
eyes. It had "worked out" better than I had hoped between Darlanis and Aurora.
"She is a beautiful woman," Jon said to me, listening to Au- rora, my head
against his shoulder. I
thought so too. Darlanis turned, gave me a smile. I thought that perhaps there
was "hope" now that the relationship we'd once "had" before could be again!
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