“Mother is sharp and will be difficult to fool.” Naerin said, now staring off into the middle distance. “However, she will likely only send an observer to see that things between us progress as expected. They may be more or less easy to fool depending on who they are. If the person she sends is my twin, we will need to be as convincing as possible.”

“We need guidelines for this.” Siana said, leaning back in her chair. “No sex, that’s a hard limit for me, I ...