Love, unconventionally. By Phoenix Rafael prafael@myprivacy.ca This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 Canada License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by-nc-sa/2.5/ca/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA. Disclaimer: If it is illegal to read this where you are, then don't read it. This story is completely fictional. Any similarities to any persons or events, past or present are purely coincidental. This story may contain scenes which involve sexual situations. Author's Note: The rank's used in this article are from the Canadian military, except for the Commander rank on which I made a mistake, so it represents the rank of Lt Col. http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/phoenix-writing Epilogue In the days that followed the inauguration, Chancellor Gendaw Adwin resigned. So did the majority of his cabinet. They had served at the pleasure of the previous Pharaoh, and Adwin knew he didn't have the confidence of the new Pharaoh and Queen. Plus he had been Chancellor for almost as long as the previous Pharaoh had reigned. Prince Massamo, the Minister of Social Change, was appointed at the pleasure of his brother the Pharaoh, and his new husband Queen Jason, to the high office of Chancellor. The high office of Chancellor requires the consent of both the Pharaoh and Queen for an appointment, but can be dismissed at the displeasure of either one. The new Chancellor introduced a new government, and a new style the Empire had not seen in a very long time, Shortly after Massamo's appointment, Keith's sister Lizley moved to Earth to take up an appointment as Dean of Economics at Harvard University. Jason's sister Heidi remained doing what she loved – teaching french and social science at the high school she had been at since graduating from Teacher's College. Cindy's husband Ethan filed for divorce a year after the inauguration. He met another man – named Massamo. For now they are just dating... Cindy started a new job last week working at the No Frills store near her home. Oh, she had been offered many plum careers, but she wanted something that gave her lots of time with her two children. And what of our two lovers? Keith and Jason lived, and loved. Though neither will admit it publicly, Jason enjoys the handcuffs he bought last month during a visit home.