I fingered the empty pommels of my sword and dagger and thought about how it would feel to wield my weapons against an opponent again. Sword and dagge... seemed to vibrate in response to my touch and to my mood."For the moment though, we are shoppers, come to Silverlake in search of gold, are we not?" my master asked.So we were, and so we went, dressed only in plain outfits as we left the tower and walked to the center of the keep and the street of the guilds. Neither of us went armed, though my. But despite the comfort, she found she had trouble falling asleep. What were her duties going to be tomorrow?The next morning, Matilda awoke later than usual. She saw a complete outfit lying on the end of the bed, and she put it on. It was nothing too exceptional, but it was still finer than anything she had ever worn.After dressing, she walked to the door, and was surprised to find it open. She walked outside, and came face to face with Casper."I don't think we've been properly introduced," he. I opened them just a little, and they still burned. I closed them and blinked hard, trying to liquefy them. No, not liquify; moisten. Why was it so hard to think?I opened my eyes again. They still stinged. Stanged. Stang. Stung. They stung, but not as much. I kept them open. Same puke green ceiling. I looked around. I was in a hospital room. I should have known. Only hospitals and prisons use colors like that. Mom was standing on one side of my bed and Tami on the other."What happened?" Do you. Indeed, Karen loved being submissive and particularly to teenage girls, which she knew wasn’t so unusual. Anyway, she was now turned-on by having to obey what the teenager was telling her to do.Officer Pearson ordered forcefully, “You will address me as ma’am, old granny woman.”Karen immediately showed everyone she had accepted the policewoman’s authority over her with a submissive, “Yes, ma’am.”Officer Pearson ordered, “Okay granny woman, as the police station is just next door there is no.