Chapter 4
Back in West Fenia, in the palace of the Directrix, the lovable three inseparable members of the Directrix's party were eating fried chicken while they finished up the business of the construction of New Russville. They laughed and enjoyed the conversations, as Cherie thought of seeing Henry Bravia again. Bathsheba made a rather throught-provoking comment, on seeing Cherie's face lost in dreamy expression.
"What are you going to do with the herem? After all, you do not need anyone else but me anymore," Bathsheba said with a smile.
"That is a good question. We only need bedrooms for the two of us, Cherie, and the servants. Even in the harem there are many unused rooms as it is, and I have no need for the young women there anymore. Even the two girls we brought with us found guys in New Russville, nobles no less, who wanted them. West Fenia needs a good imperial school. After all, the best and brightest sons and daughters of nobility and commoners need to learn how to serve the empire from early age, making them a loyal base rather than a treacherous one. We can tear down the harem and make it into a school, even enlarging it so that we can have young men and women's quarters, enough for 15 students of each sex, with classrooms, cooking facilities, and study rooms, as well as the dormatories," Natonito said. "What do you think about that?"
"That sounds great to me honey. We can use this fine palace to help out the people of this empire," Bathsheba said with a smile.
"Does that mean I can see Henry again?" Cherie said with her high, excited voice.
"Yes, sweetie, that does," Natonito said with a smile. "I will bring the information and request to the emperor tomorrow. I am sure he will enjoy having a place in the capital for the brightest young people of the empire to learn how to properly serve its interests. Cherie, I want you to come up with a curriculum for what the students should learn based on what information you know of from the tutors that you are familiar with. Send an SMS Post to Henry and let him know that he is one of our students, and ask him to help you out if you need it. Bathsheba, I will leave it to you to make sure that after tomorrow the Harem will be cleared out. I think the girls will be happy that they will be able to start on new lives. In fact, they will probably find themselves very much in demand in the circles of power, especially considering how much I am rumored on the outside to demand from my concubines, which thanks to you I am no longer in need of having around me," Natonito said, kissing Bathsheba.
"That sounds wonderful, dear. I will get right on it tomorrow, after we sleep off the rest of the hangover we got last night," Bathsheba said with a smile.
"Oh yay! I am going to get to see Henry again. Maybe he will want me to marry him too, just like you married my sister," Cherie said happily.
"It's amazing that we were able to get so much done. I am glad that you and your sister came into my life. You helped me remember what it was like to be a part of a family, which I haven't felt for a long time. You guys taught me about love and happiness, about what is important about life," Natonito said as he gave both Bathsheba and Cherie a hug.
"I'm going to write the letter in my room and leave you two lovebirds alone," Cherie said with a wink. Natonito and Bathsheba just laughed.
"She is such a funny girl. I can see that she will probably be a lot like you, with her sense of humor, with her loving and affectionate nature, and that cute little excited voice that both of you have. I hope Henry knows how to appreciate her," Natonito said with a smile.
"Yes, love, I can see so much of myself in her. I'm so glad I get to be around her again, even be a sort of a mother to her. Anyway, let us go to bed now, so that we can get our business done tomorrow. After all, New Russville has been finished, and your report for the Emperor on that is done as well. You can go and ask him about the school as well, an excellent idea. I will spend tomorrow getting the former concubines ready to go, which probably will not take too much convincing," she says with a wise smile, glad she no longer has to compete with other girls for his affection.
The two walk hand in hand towards the master bedroom, and close the door, leaving the candles to slowly flicker as the two gently make love inside. Cherie blows out the candle herself after finishing her SMS Post to Henry, and soon the palace is quiet. Such was seven momentous weeks in the life of the clever and intelligent Directrix, who slept peacefully in the dark palace as the night turned into morning.
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