Sol himself brought me to my first master, a powerful yet compassionate warlord bent on creating a strong nation where he and his fellow Humans could ...ive in peace. I was passed down through the ages, traveling the length and breadth of Titia-Lohr with masters of all description. Rarely did I encounter my brethren, and glad was I of that, as those few times I did encounter them I was forced to aid in the vanquishing of their mortal masters.But as those mortals blessed enough to be favored by. Though the president and his Chief of Staff didn't say anything, the two Secret Service agents knew better than to follow, instead stopping and waiting, hands folded and standing for however long it required. Curiosity was not a positive trait in this Service. In fact, raising any question wasn't good for one's career.The president glanced around, noticing the absence of the normal buzz of the technicians and analysts. Normally each Situation Room had a staff of around thirty personnel from a. "You had stated from the beginning that your intent in deciding to stay as Emperor was to protect the people of Oceanus." And you have frustrated me on that matter as well. You do not move against them. You do not treat them any worse than the Noble Lords had. If there was a clear threat, I could justify my continued collusion by the lives that were spared. Instead, you force me into staying through the most despicable means possible: by catering to my own pride."Kyllos gave Duric a puzzled. Our tongues danced the tango, then a waltz, then a classic fandango. She was Ginger Rogers to my Fred Astaire! Yes, psychopaths and sexual predators like me watch the old movies too. I had a thought there should be a law against snuffing beautiful little cunts like Maria for a moment of insane sexual pleasure. Oh, wait, the laws are on the books, I thought, but evil, sadistic bastards like me ignore them. Before you condemn me, remember I had already breathed life back into Maria once that.