He wasn't even concerned that the kid is killing herself. The mother had a lot of issues that had to be dealt with before I could even start on the da...ghter. Her delusions were enabling her daughter to self-destruct. The daughter is locked into a self image that totally warped," Cole said wishing he was back at the Druid College.Colt, the daytime bodyguard, asked, "You're sure that it will be safe for the mother to come over here?" Yes, I'm sure. She won't hurt William." Cole rubbed his eyes.. "Here it is, Master," she slipped me the letter, addressed in her mother's handwriting to the entire group.Dear, Beloved Bottom Family, and the Top Who shall take my place,First of all, let me say just how proud and happy I am to be your Mistress, wife, and mother. You have all been wonderful sports about everything, incredibly loyal, obedient, and all that. Sometimes, I have been a bit unreasonable at times, far more than even a Mistress has the right to be. I sometimes wonder if I pushed some. Home at last."There's cold beer for you in the kitchen, or I opened some wine if you want that instead!"The smile grows wider, she knows me so well. I open the refrigerator, the white light pouring onto the floor and the walls behind me in the dark kitchen. It’s winter now, and the days are short as the nights grow longer, but I don’t mind. The house feels so homely this time of the year. I close the door, plunging the kitchen back into semi-darkness. I look back to see two wine glasses, one. His dark blue eyes were as sharp as needles as they focused on his task. He raised an aged, bony hand and waved it before the cage. It slowly came to a stop and opened for him, the golden energies growing quiescent.His form and his advanced age belied his strength; as one of the most powerful Mages in Oceanus, anyone who dared to attempt to sneak up to him would either live to regret it, or simply not live, depending on the Mage's mood.Nothing, however, could protect him from the glowering.