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eyes. He was dressed in a similar manner to his uncle, but on him, it looked attractive rather than pompous. In fact, the word ‘yum’ came to mind, if you liked well-groomed, brown haired, supremely confident men.
    “Like what you see Lady Chesara?” he asked as the other corner of his mouth curled up.
    ‘Crap, this guy’s truly out to show me up,’ she concluded as she tried to ignore the heat in her face by making some inane comments about the furniture. She was grateful when Connor and Ambassador Tamas entered the room a few seconds later, as it saved her from polite small talk with the devilishly attractive and annoyingly cocky Lord Tenset.
    Connor’s gaze flicked between Chesara’s flushed face, the stain on her shirt and the interested gaze of the other man. His eyebrows rose in an unspoken question. Chesara felt her face heat further and she turned to a hideous painting of a bay horse with an exceptionally small head and incredibly large rear quarters and examining it with interest.
    Connor turned to the older man. “Ambassador, would it be possible for us to retire and ready ourselves for the reception this evening?  I know Lady Chesara is so excited to see the palace and to meet Lord and Lady Harmon.” Chesara shot him a dirty look as Tenset hid a laugh with a cough.
    “Of course, of course,” fussed the older man. “First may I introduce my nephew, Lord Tenset? He’ll be your companion this evening Lady Chesara. I thought someone a little younger might give you more insight into our culture than my dry, old history lessons.” He smiled weakly before turning to press a button next to the light switch. They could hear a slight tinkling in the distance.
    “I’ll have you shown to your rooms immediately. You’ll find appropriate clothing for the function ready for you. We can meet back in this room in an hour?”
    “Is my security officer not attending the function with me Ambassador?”
    “Erm no. I’m afraid we have other mundane Federation matters concerning your visit to discuss, nothing that would keep you from your entertainment this evening.” Tamas appeared a little flustered by the query.
    Connor seemed unconcerned, but she wasn’t quite sure how she felt about spending an evening with ‘Prince Charming’ without her ever present guardian.
    Chesara was glad to follow the middle aged, female servant out of the room as the piecing gaze of Lord Tenset was making her feel distinctly uncomfortable. Men didn’t usually look at her like that. Tenset was looking at her as if she was an attractive woman, not a freak of nature, or the answer to their medical problem. She wasn’t sure if she felt put off by that, or if it could be rather fun to be the centre of an attractive male’s attention. Well there was always the option of a swift kick to the genitals if she felt too uncomfortable.
    Seeing as though he was Tamas’ nephew, he might or might not know about her ‘true identity’. Zeus Almighty, she sounded like a cheap ‘hero’ entertainment, and she grinned whilst decided to err on the side of safety, and continue to perform her assigned role. After all, it could be fun pretending to be a bimbo for the evening.
    Chesara followed Connor and the servant who was smartly dressed in a knee length black skirt and white shirt up the wide plascrete staircase to the second floor. She quietly announced that the second door to the left was the ‘executive suite’ for the lady, before telling Connor he’d be in a room on the floor above. Connor turned following the woman. Chesara was rather annoyed, as she wanted to discuss the fact that he wasn’t attending the function in person, rather than via their standard federation issue com implants.
    While she waited for Connor to reach his room, she explored hers. It was almost identical to the VIP quarters on the ship, although the walls were a darker shade than the pale ones on the Apollo. Didn’t the Federation ever get fed up with beige?
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