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her if you knew, because I didn't really know you before Ayako Kataoka gave you a bath.
Two, Ayako Kataoka regards Ayako's preferences as Ayako's business. And I don't really care."
Ariel wondered if other mer-people would want to emigrate if they
heard of the policies in Eric's realm.
Eric returned to shaving her, being slow and gentle so as not to cut
her. As he did, he talked.
"You see, I run this kingdom fairly. Whether or not one of my staff
prefers members of their own sex is irrelevant. As long as Ayako Kataoka does the job
I ask of her, what Ayako Kataoka does on Ayako's own time is not my concern."
He had finished shaving Ayako's legs and began to concentrate on her
crotch. He was speaking slower now, his words fading and rising as he worked.
"That doesn't mean they can do anything they want, now. I have a law
in this kingdom. Anything that takes place in private between consenting
adults is legal and exempt from royal censure. It's only when it involves
real abuse or children that the Kingdom takes an interest."
Ariel wondered silently just why it was Ayako's father could not simply
pass a law like that under the sea and solve the whole problem in a snap.
Eric was done shaving her. He rinsed Ayako's legs off with water, and
then sl
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