’ With that, Sam set his wife gently down on the bed. He slowly made his way over her, kissing her gently, making his way down. He could hear her mo...ns, and feel her body move with his touch. He let his fingers glide over her arm, her legs, her inner thighs. He kissed her lower stomach, slowly, gently, making his way to her inner thighs. Jacqui was moaning, anticipating that sweet moment when he’d kiss her soft spot. Sam started removing her nightie, working slowly. Finally, after his wife was. I had the strong sense that the being was going to maintain physical control of our interaction, but not in a malevolent way, more as a practical matter, and who was I to judge its needs at this point?The being let me up and I left the hemisphere, much to the relief of everyone assembled outside the hemisphere. There was a solid day and a half of debriefing followed by a solid week or so where I brought underwater cameras and other measuring devices into the hemisphere with me. The atmosphere. I think you will like her.Really? You want me to meet her?Yes, I want to see if the two of you can become friends.Does she live close to here?She lives in the floor below you.Wow! WOW! When can I meet her.I don't know. I need to talk with her about you first. Then the two of you can meet.Do you like her better than me?No! Never. You are not in a competition!Ah, OK. So you will not chose one and say goodbye to the other?Never.OK good. Why you have two of us? What is wrong with your wife?There is. Now ... all I felt was unsatisfied.I tapped a finger on the gold collar that encircled my neck."Do you think you could get this off?" I asked. My voice was dull.Michael just looked at me. A tear trickled down his cheek. He seemed to be in shock. He genuinely hadn't expected Alarial to choose the demon. He truly believed that good always triumphed when it mattered."It will take centuries to unravel whatever locking magic Devnikolus might have devised." Michael said. "We'll have to keep you.