Chapter 17 - The Tale of Crispin, Chancellor of Ajanabha.

[Scribe's Note: A description of Zhou Yu’s household taken from “Letters to the Emperor,” a collection of love letters and erotic tales written to the Zeeshan Emperor by his concubine and published to mark the fiftieth anniversary of his reign.]

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When we enter the cabin, I know for sure that our roommate is indeed the Makena from our school. Judging by the look she’s giving me, it seems her friends didn’t completely convince her about me after all. “Hello, Janet.” She looks at me with a look I can't place. “Hello, Jasmine.” The way she put emphasis on my name was creepy. It was overly sweet, and I’m positive she was just putting on airs towards me to sway our cabin leader. When I see Maureen's big grin, I guess it seems to have worked. “Oh, you girls know each other?”