29.Nov.20, 12:36 AM
"Ffft," she gracelessly, shifting a little. "Unless you're a direct teacher or mentor, it shouldn't count. Besides, I'm already scandalous as it is." She kissed the tip of his nose and sighed, rolling off him to curl at his side, an arm draped across his chest.
"But no, actually, I hadn't and it was fun. Honestly, Leeri? Telgar's likely to be a permanent post. They can't banish me anywhere colder." They could make his life miserable, too, though.
She made a face.
"If word got out," Merry said practically, "what would happen anyway? Women don't get rank anyway. Why on Pern is it such a big deal?"
"But no, actually, I hadn't and it was fun. Honestly, Leeri? Telgar's likely to be a permanent post. They can't banish me anywhere colder." They could make his life miserable, too, though.
She made a face.
"If word got out," Merry said practically, "what would happen anyway? Women don't get rank anyway. Why on Pern is it such a big deal?"