Night Discussion III

"But it is not always like that." Laura opined, deciding to talk, deciding to add to what Peter had stated calmly without a note of unhappiness or dissatisfaction or envy in his voice. It was as if he had just been talking about the weather, as if he hadn't just intoned that he was under his wife.

"Yes, the females are mostly endowed with more magic, but there are some cases whereby men are too. For example our last ruler was a male, so said my mother…"

"Did he have white hair?" I asked, interrupting her mid sentence, apologizing by lifting up my two hands, but not retracting my sentence either way. It was best to put two questions together for her to answer. That will save time.