"Ms. Meggs, Ms. Lawrence is expecting you," the receptionist said.She walked down the hallway, where a woman in her 50s waited for her."You must be Am...nda?" the woman said. "I'm Julie Lawrence. Come in andhave a seat."She had to admit she felt like she was in high school, in the principal'soffice, in trouble."Relax, this won't take to long," Ms. Lawrence said. "I have to admit, Iwas a bit surprised to hear from you. Do you have the paperwork from yourattorney. Mr. Michaels seems like a very. Anything but mind magic. He stepped into the room, looking around it's carpeted floors and arched ceilings, seeming overly grand for a building only used by a few demons at a time. He stepped up to the dais, sat in the plush armchair, and waited for the appraiser. Demons couldn't use their magic before maturity, so although mana pools were measured soon after birth, mana regeneration speed was unmeasurable. Asmodeus wrung his hands, anxiously anticipating his appraisal. He had lived a mostly. .”I really couldn’t say anything. Not after a speech like that. And so, I just closed my mouth, took Tasha’s hand, and nodded. She wasted absolutely no time in clamping down on my hand, and dragging me down the hall. Of course, the fact that she was dragging me down the hall naked, meant she wasn’t getting much of a fight from me.We rounded the corner of the door frame into our bedroom, and I was forced to stop. I had known that Laleh was beautiful, but what I saw in that room, absolutely took. They're dirty and smelly, and never want to be niceto girls."I sat up in bed and looked at her. I felt so relieved to hear her saythat. I held my arms out to her. She got up and we hugged. I justheld onto her for a minute, and promised myself I would protect herinnocence for as long as I could, if I could. "I'm glad, Rita," Itold her after we broke our hug. "One slut in this family is enough."She giggled but I could only smile at my joke. She sat in front of meon the bed and I held her.