Why did they stop?"Talamia smiled grimly. "We finally wizened up. We started hunting them."That didn't seem to require any explanation.Abruptly, the p...ssage ended in a smooth stone wall. It was black, like the rest of the passage, but this one had a marking on it that seemed vaguely familiar to Jake. Suddenly, he realized why-the symbol on it was identical to the one at the entrance to the Chamber of Broken Souls. Again, Talamia placed her hands on it and channeled ether into the rock.Instead. As Stacy was opening presents, I was watching her, waiting for the perfect time to propose. ‘Stacy,’ I said. I had put the ring inside her stocking. I made sure she didn’t see me doing this, so it had to be perfect. ‘You missed a present.’ ‘Where?’ she asked. I chuckled. She reminded me of myself, when I was five on Christmas Day, opening presents and eager for more. ‘It’s in your stocking.’ I said. ‘Moment of truth.’ I thought. She went rummaging through her stocking, until she saw something. Boy!!, this shirt had all kind of possibilities. It was a little loose and you could see all the way down to my stomach through the cleavage. I put my arms together causing the shirt to gap more and I could clearly see my nipples! In fact, if I moved just right they almost came out of the shirt!!! I felt like a wicked woman as I studied my body in the mirror. But this was fun. How about up my legs, I thought, how can I show a little panty, if I decide to that is. I brought a chair in. " Mom fairly beamed beneath her shroud of golden hair."And now we have you, Bambi." The Principal stepped in front of me, dangling the stainless choker from her fingers. "Please remove your daughter's collar, Miss Person. She'll be wearing a new one while attending her classes." Of course, Mistress!" Mom replied and I didn't move a muscle as she unbuckled my collar and put it in her purse."This will be your choker, Bambi," the Principal told me as she slipped it somewhat awkwardly over my head..