Chapter Eight - The Kings Fascination The flames of the candles flickered lighting up my darkened bed chamber, as I watch the two concubines writhe beneath each other, their naked bodies lost in an act of pleasure giving. Normally I would partake in this act but tonight I found myself only watching. It did not give me the pleasure I would normally experience, nor the distraction I had anticipated. Rather than enjoy and lose myself in the pleasure giving I found myself unable to get the image of that slight girl who was receiving the very best beautifying I had to offer in the virginal chambers out of my mind. She was captivating me, and I was at a loss to know exactly what it was that had me so fascinated by her. She did not have the womanly curves I normally desire, but there was