Marry slowly opened her eyes, her vison was still quite blurry, and her head was pounding from the bender she was on last night. She had a lot of Zarthan Kaunan last night, it’s the signature drink of the Zarthan aristocracy which made since because only lightweights would drink that she had to drink half a fifth to get sloshed. Her vison returned to her and she saw the face of her old friend Zera looking at her, her blue eyes looking down on her. She squinted her eyes on the woman and said “you yellow blooded Zathan what you weak me up for?” Zera replied “well “my lady” whether you like it or not you think you are, you are a member of this family and a noble woman, so I need you dressed and sober for the press” Marry pulled the bedsheet over her head and said “fuck the press those vultures ruined my life!” Zera replied “you can hate them all you want now get up I need to get you sober” Marry lifted the sheet, she was still in her night shirt and said now go take a shower” She glared at her but got up and headed to the bathroom.
Kazden was sitting down at the computer terminal he was typing his report of his first contact with his cousin and her alien future husband to send to the DAA as per his requirements as a formal government observer of alien life. It was then that he heard a knock at his door and a voice that said “hey its Sam can I talk” Kazden smiled and said “enter” the door slid open and in walked in the young Terran, he looked concerned and said “hey, can I talk to you? Kazden turned off his computer screen and said “of course young man I have been meaning to talk to you anyway” Sam sat down across from the desk and said “I’m nervous, this is all happening much too fast for me, last time I checked I was just a half Jewish kid living in hillbilly 8 Mile, now...I'm expected to live on a planet ive never heard of and to have a kid with my girlfriend and.... yeah also I'm a lord/ Kazen smiled and sighed “yes this must be happening way too fast for you.... on your planet. People grow up a lot slower than on Zarthon it is a much faster paced even among other worlds” Sam nodded “this is just a little overwhelming, I lost my parents when I was 8, my uncle was a drunken bastard. How can I be a father when I don’t know what a good father is. Kazden smiled and put his hand on his shoulder “I understand that, its never too late to learn, we have to touchdown on the planet it a few hours I should help you get dressed, the prodigal daughter and her chose alien mate” Kazden laughed and said “ you might want to start with a shave”
