The woman he was speaking to was standing in the corner with her back to him, slowly undressing and finger-combing her dirty-blonde hair.“Excuse me?...�� she asked, turning to him. Arcadias sighed, hearing the answer in the form of her accent and the pain in her voice. Reaching into the small bag hanging from his belt, he drew a few silver coins and stood up, handing them to the slave girl. “If they ask, you were perfect. But I won’t force you to do this, I can’t in good conscience make a young. Abi had grinned and said “sometimes!”Their flirting had continued and intensified since then, had in truth become rather shameless. Neither was it wholly contained to the office. There was the occasional intimate drink after work, if Dom asked nicely enough and she was free, and more frequently there was lunch, being whisked off at noon to a fancy restaurant, she was almost always up for that. Little Abi was more than happy to sit there across the table presenting a plunging neckline, to smile. Some folks are just assholes.Outside near the tree line, I sent a weak spread in the direction from which the sound came. The rift was a blatant tear in the very fabric of the air and easy to locate. I stood to run off in that direction when Reena's hand grasped my arm."Master, you must mask your janeeda before you hunt," she told me. "Like this," and she manipulated her jayda to spread a distorting form before her body that diffused the brightness into momentary flashes that mimicked flying. "Mr.Murphy sent this over for you. He said you would probably need it." Thank you," I said as she set the drink on the top of the wall. "Hemay be right." I can't believe you came here dressed like that," she said. "Do you dothat a lot?" Actually," I explained, "this is my first time out in public. I dodress up at home a lot, but this time, my friends thought I should getout of the house, so to speak." Well, good luck tonight. If you need anything, just ask me." Thanks," I said again as she.