Therefore, for a master to set a slave free, not only has the master to be a very benevolent one, but he also needs to trust his slave not to cause an... trouble for him, which is why there aren’t many free demis, although they do exist. The reason for this policy is that demis are viewed as inferior to humans, little more than animals, and therefore need to be controlled. To truly get rid of a demi, a master would need to sell them or have them put down.While demis are born into slavery and may. He could still make out the old tree house. The years of neglect and weather had taken their toll. Boards were missing from the walls and more than one branch now grew though the rotting windows. Yet it still stood proudly like the pirate ship they often pretended it was. His gaze drifted from the tree to gaze at the house in the yard. The purple curtains still hung in her window. He could remember how often Ashley and he would stay up late into the night gazing up at the stars from their. "Orders from the boss." She soundedgenuinely regretful."Is your boss ... one of those men I just met?"She gave a sardonic laugh. "Them? No. They're just muscle. But they'llcome after you if you don't do what you're told. And then they'll comeafter me. So I'm really hoping you're not going to give me any trouble,right?" She glanced sideways at him and he gave a mute nod. "Gooddecision. By the way, I'm Holly."He glanced sideways at her in the dim light provided by the streetlightsand occasional. “Looks like Whyte’s been busy looking for mercenaries who’ve lost their hearing.” She said to Julie Equals as they stood in the Equals-Bailey household’s kitchen.“There can’t be too many of them, can there?” Julie asked. She was preparing a tray from the barbecue across the street for her husband, Troy Equals, who was still at his library computer.“Guys like Mander can be found in the classifieds of Soldier of Fortune.” Helen said, staring at the jars in their refrigerator, trying to figure.