“Evenings without you are Empires stacked on my heart! - Neda Ria Loncho”

“You are my mate, Ria. In my soul. You are my mate.~ Mercury”

“You‟re my mate. Think you can handle that?”It was hard to speak with her heart bursting open. “Think you can handle me?”“So long as you're gentle with me.”"Emmett to Ria - Whisper of sin”

“i'll stack everything that you taught mein a pile on my heart and let it suffocateme with it's sweet persistent weight”

“Poor manners on my part. What is your name?""Ria.""Ria, is that short for Rian?""Yes, it is," she smiled."Rian, would you please cross your legs?"The request was made with such an earnest tone that not even a titter escaped the class. Looking puzzled, Rian crossed her legs."Now that the gates of hell are closed," Hemme said in his normal rougher tones. "We can begin.”

“Most of the Bible is a history told by people living in lands occupied by conquering superpowers. It is a book written from the underside of power. It’s an oppression narrative. The majority of the Bible was written by a minority people living under the rule and reign of massive, mighty empires, from the Egyptian Empire to the Babylonian Empire to the Persian Empire to the Assyrian Empire to the Roman Empire.This can make the Bible a very difficult book to understand if you are reading it as a citizen of the the most powerful empire the world has ever seen. Without careful study and reflection, and humility, it may even be possible to miss central themes of the Scriptures.”