After the Imperial Couple left, the Emperor continued eating and drinking. Now that he was alone, he could savor his meal. Most importantly, Rowena could not admonish him further about his drinking. He polished off one bottle of wine and started another.
Emperor Zinj was very pleased with himself. He thought the dinner went very well. And, most importantly, he got take a good long look at Rowena.
Too bad the Lady Empress was his son's wife. She was more beautiful than all the ladies in his own harem combined. Of course, some of them were getting a little old. But even in their prime they could not match Rowena.
And Daimon didn't seem to know what to do with her. He thought perhaps Daimon would learn from him how to treat women. But Daimon had stubbornly refused to have a harem of his own. 'Foolish boy,' he thought shaking his head. His son had always been unusual.
