?I?m Chrissie, hi Taylor. Can I ask yousomething???Sure,? I replied. ?What is it???I?m just wondering ? are you here to get your ears pierced too??s...e asked. ?Yes, I am Chrissie. I?m really excited, how about you???I?m really scared, Taylor.??Oh,? I said. ?Isn?t your mom here with you?? I asked. ?No, myparents are divorced and I?m staying with my dad right now. He wentnext door to buy something from the sporting goods store while I gotmy ears pierced, he said it would make him squeamish. Do not touch her in any way save for holding her hand. Do I make myself clear?" Very clear, my Lord."Weapon and slave exchanged hands. Roquan gave Eveena a few more encouraging words before sending her on her way."Proper Overlord!" Freya snarled, still fighting the guards. "Look who is talking about being proper! The Overlord that kept and trained a Draughtless slave!" You are not one to talk!" Doran bellowed. "You, who enslaves Narlassi. You who would kill a slave in cold blood. You are worse. Now, what do we do with the rest of theday?" Hey, wait a minute! Won't it be a bit awkward like this?" Well, it can't be helped. The Medallion won't work on us again for atleast 12 hours. Anyway, I figured that'd be plenty of time for you toget a bit of perspective on a gorgeous woman's life. Not that I'mbragging, ya know," she giggled.It was weird hearing my own voice from outside my own ears. "No brag, myfriend, just fact." I hefted my augmented chest."Ha, you'll have even more fun with those. Trees block my view from the other houses, moonlight tinkling in around the leaves and casting shadows.In nothing but a tight tank top and panties, I look out into the cold darkness. I have a growing hunch.“Alec,” I whisper loudly, and he instantly fades into view, standing before me as if he’d been here the whole time.“Christina.” His silver eyes take note of my half-naked appearance. I want to be angry about that, but I’m the one who called him here, though I wasn’t sure if he’d actually.