Poco sighed. “I guess.” She was silent for a moment. “There is one more thing.”
“What?”
“Who is to be the next Speaker? Will it be you?”
Dhal chuckled. “No, I think not.”
“Are you sure?”
Dhal grew serious. “Is that what you want, Poco? For me to be chosen Speaker?”
She looked down at him and shook her head. “No, that is not what I want.”
He took her hand. “You would not mind living the rest of your life with a simple Healer?”
Poco leaned forward and gave Dhal a long, lingering kiss.
Screech softly growled his approval, while Gi-arobi thrummed and said, “Poco making under-stay-mint. Yes!”
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About the Author
Marcia Joanne Bennett was born on June 9, 1945. Raised in a rural community, she has spent all but a few of her working years in central New York State.
After graduating from Albany Business College in 1965, she spent the next seven years in banking.
Several years ago, she established a small craft shop in her hometown. While running the shop she began writing, a hobby that quickly became an addiction. Her other interests range from reading, painting, and basketry to astrology and parapsychology.
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