"Sevrina, I believe you should be my next choice. Would you do me the honor?" I asked.

"Yes, Master." Sevrina accepted, extending her hand. "The honor would be all mine."

She pranced over to the rest of my new matrons-to-be. Now there were five of seven selected. Just two left to be selected now.

I tried again to put Zanantha and Ulamir's absence from my mind and just get on with the task at hand, but it was hard.

I began walking among the maidens again. I was struggling again to find that little thread of... whatever it was. And I wondered, how was I supposed to pick if it...