<strong>Thank you Sir.” </strong>I said once more the little smile spreading across my lips.  It quickly faded away,  but,  my heart was fluttering thanks to the Commander’s approval. I was a bit disappointed at my loss,  though,  I wonder how he would have reacted if I had managed to actually achieve victory over him.  I ceremoniously knocked my king over with a gentle clack.<strong>“Well played.”  </strong><br/><br/><strong>“I see…” </strong>I said.<strong><strong>“I will do as you ask.” </strong></strong>If that was what The Commander asked of me,  I would focus on the Second Child.  I had heard there was a taboo around homosexuality.   I found myself  unbothered by it,  though I briefly attempted to imagine her nude form.  It was pleasant to picture,  artistic perhaps,  yet she felt no increase in body temperature or any other sign of arousal.  So,  I stopped my own thought experiment and returned to focusing my attention on the commander.<br/><br/><strong>“As you wish.” </strong>I said,  I did not question that matter.