The Four Queens
Copyright© 2026 by Uncle Jim
Chapter 10
The following new characters appear in this chapter:
Brian
Doreen and Keith’s son, 5’-10’’ tall (178 cm), 155 pounds (70 kg), brown hair, blue eyes, quite handsome, already a Dragon
Henry
Dallas and Steve’s son, 5’-10 tall (178 cm), 160 pounds (72kg), dark eyes, broad shoulders, black hair, also quite handsome, already a Dragon.
Deirdre has the Narrative
On awakening from the second time, I felt just as fantastic, but sensed that something was different. I felt more powerful and focused. I was still breathing hard but quickly checked for Magic in the room. There was still only a little, but it wasn’t dissipating like it should be. When I looked over at Morgan, he had a strange look on his face. Following his gaze to the end of the bed, I too found something that startled me, for standing there was the apparition of the Queens in the Jewel.
“Yes, Daughter, you have taken the first step to becoming the Queen following your mother. You have learned about sex and have chosen as a mate one who is both strong and has the ability to heal others. WE find this a good choice. Continue to learn the things necessary to be a wise ruler,” the Queens told me before vanishing. I turned to see Morgan staring at me in absolute shock.
“What ... what was that?” he finally managed to ask.
“Those were the Spirits of the Queens in the Jewel. They are the ghosts or spirits of the former Queens of the West. They help guide the current Queen. There is a similar group of spirits that help the Queen of the East,” I told him.
“And you will be the next Queen of the West!? I thought it would be one of your older sisters like Dallas,” he finished.
“No, Mother has always told me that I would replace her when she retired,” I told him.
“And if we marry, I would be what?” he asked in an unsure voice.
“You will be my consort just as my father is Mother’s consort,” I told him. “It’s an important position,” I added, but Morgan didn’t look convinced.
“Will I wind up running Dragon Security?” he asked in a weak voice.
“That’s possible, although Craig will probably wind up with that job. The Queens appear to be more interested in your medical knowledge and healing abilities,” I told him, to a look of relief from him.
By now, I was looking at the window and the amount of light coming through the shade. “What time is it?” I asked as I had removed my watch.
“It’s three thirty,” he told me looking at the clock on the bedside cabinet.
“Oh dear, I need to get home. I’m sorry to leave you so soon, but mother will expect me to be home when she returns, and I am going to have to explain to her what we have done and about the appearance of the Queens,” I told him before getting up and casting a cleaning spell on myself and then on him and on the bed. Following quickly dressing, I gave him a passionate kiss and transferred back to our house.
I arrived home a good half an hour before mother returned and was able to take a good shower and redress before I felt her arrival. It would appear that my Magic senses were back to their usual ability to detect those arriving near me. I still had no idea of why I hadn’t sensed Morgan’s arrival earlier. Shortly, I went down to greet my Mother, the Dragon Queen of the West.
“How did things go?” I asked as I joined her in the kitchen several minutes later. She turned and looked at me for a few seconds before saying anything.
“So, you have had sex with Morgan,” she said in a resigned voice, taking me completely by surprise.
“How ... how do you know that?” I asked, still shocked.
“Your father told me yesterday that Morgan MacFarland had returned, and that he had hired him to work at Dragon Security. You, young lady, have that ‘I’m well fucked and love it look’ all over your face. I was sure it would happen, just not this soon. Tell me what happened,” she finished quietly. I wasn’t sure what to say but noticed that all of our Familiars were awake and sitting there in the kitchen looking at me anxiously. I exhaled before starting.
“If this will be very long, we should probably be seated and have some tea,” she told me before I could start. That was when I noticed that she already had water on to heat. This should give me a couple of minutes to get my story together in a rational sequence, I thought.
Once seated at the table with our tea and some cookies, I began my explanation. I left out a number of the more embarrassing things, and it went along fine until I mentioned the appearance of the Queens in the Jewel.
“They appeared there?” Mother asked in surprise.
“Yes, when we had finished. We were both surprised,” I told her.
“What did they say? Did they appear upset?” she asked. I related what they had said. She seemed somewhat surprised on hearing it.
“Well ... if they weren’t upset and approved of your choice of partners, then I guess that I have nothing to complain about,” she told me with a smile.
“Be careful, Deirdre. Female Dragons find it much easier to get pregnant than even normal human women and girls do. You still need to finish college and having a pair of twins will make that a lot more difficult,” she warned me. Motherly advice but then my older sisters, Dallas and Doreen, had both gotten pregnant before finishing college, and she had to watch their four children. I definitely didn’t want to do the same thing.
Maly has the Narrative
While Deirdre and Morgan were getting better acquainted, the Sweeney triplets were still trying to decide where to go on their summer vacation.
“Wherever we go, it doesn’t appear that Deirdre will be going with us,” Daeva said when we reappeared in our study room.
“Maybe not all of the time, but Morgan will be at work probably five days a week, so there will be times when she could join us, depending, of course, on where we go,” I told her.
“We still need to decide where to go,” Botum reminded us.
“Yes, where?” Daeva said. “And how to get there; where to stay, and how long plus how to pay for all of it,” she added.
“Stone Mountain Park is looking better and better all of the time. We can transfer there, and most of the facilities are free or at least reasonable in price, if we feel the need for them. We can take most of the things that we will need with us in the Timeless Zone,” I pointed out to my sisters.
“Yes, you’re right, Maly. Plus, we will be available if Mom should need us for something,” Botum agreed. “In fact, we could transfer there today and check things out. That way, we’ll know what to bring with us,” she continued.
We transferred to the park that afternoon and appeared in the area near the Nest entrance and the big lake, which covers some 363 acres (147 hectares). Since all of the local schools and colleges were out for the summer, there were many families with their children present. Additionally, there were a number of college age guys and gals there, especially in the camping and activity areas that we visited.
We also did a couple of straight-line transfers to areas with walking trails to check them out. The park is a very nice area, and we agreed that it would be fine to return here on nice days for a part of our vacation.
“We need to get a higher view of the park area to see where the beaches are,” Botum suggested after we had been there for a while and hadn’t spotted them, though we had seen a number of people boating and fishing.
“Let’s just transfer to the top of the mountain. We can see everything from there,” Daeva told us following that. We joined hands, and Botum cast the Transfer spell. Our sudden appearance on top of the mountain startled several people there, but that was all.
“I’ll check the north end of the lake,” Botum told us, before giving each of us an area to check. “Daeva check the east side, and Maly check the south end of the lake. We can both help Daeva if necessary,” she finished as the east side of the lake was very long and had activities on both sides of it there.
After checking my area and finding no beaches, I helped Daeva on the east side of the lake with its many activities along both shores. We still hadn’t seen any beaches or anyone swimming. There were just a number of people in several kinds of boats and a number of them fishing. There was a lot of activity on the north and east sides of the park. Actually, more ... a lot more than we had realized. There were golf courses – two golf courses plus a lot of camping on sites of various kinds from tents to RVs to cabins.
“It looks...,” Daeva started but didn’t finish. I didn’t remember her ever being at a loss for words before.
“Too commercial,” Botum finished for her. “Yes, too commercial,” she agreed with her sister.
“Did either of you see any beach areas?” Botum asked next.
“No,” we both answered.
“Does this seem curious to you?” came next.
“Yes,” we both agreed
“We need to find someone to ask about this,” she told us, and we all transferred down to ground level to the park’s central area to find someone to ask. We quickly found an older park employee. He appeared to be about 40 years old and was directing several other younger employees. We all moved over to speak to him.
“Good day, ladies. What can I do for you?” he asked and smiled, as we approached him.
“Can you tell us where the beaches are? We haven’t found them,” Botum asked him.
“Sorry, ladies. There are no beaches, and no one is allowed to swim in park waters. There used to be a beach area, but it was removed many years ago,” he told us. This set Daeva off.
“You have 3200 acres (1295 hectares) of park land, and a 363 acre (146 hectare) lake with no beaches or any swimming allowed, yet you have two golf courses. How ridiculous is that?” she demanded in a very loud and upset voice.
“Sorry!” the man said. “Those were the Park Commission’s decisions and the park’s regulations.”
“Our mothers won’t be happy about that,” she added.
“Who are your mothers?” he asked.
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