You know, it's funny. Even when I was married, I never felt like I was a part of something like this, the relationship they have. Even though they live apart. Which I don't think they should. So terrible that the son and Nambi should have to endure these rumors. And even more? Chittoy should be with his father. His mother, too, of course. All together.

And wow too. Tolin is really unloading quite a task on Nambi. Seems to me like he's already been an absentee father to one child. Yeah, I just couldn't live in a family structure like this. Just not in my DNA. Very thought-provoking chapter, Phantom. I really think they should move to Sen-gan -- but skip the adopting idea.

Excellent work with the bullies too! I agree with Tolin on that. If Chittoy had the proper training he would make meat carpets out of those little creeps.

I would imagine it would be difficult. I wouldn't want to live so far away from my family, though there are days I wonder. ;) But them being apart is as much Nambi's doing as it is Tolin's. He wasn't given much choice in becoming prince-general. They had both thought he was to become king. And she had originally agreed to move to Sen-gan. She backed out when he was named general instead and enlisted. No, she didn't marry him to become queen. When Tolin started courting her, she didn't even know he was a prince. He was acting as army captain at the time.

Yes, he is asking a lot of her, but he figures it will convince her to finally move. He's not adopting the girls to get her to move. But he knows what the result will be.

Nice one, RP.

Thank you