<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff9999">Castelis could not answer him, gagged as she was. Not that she wanted to, despite knowing the exact answer. Seven years  ago she had taken a leave of absence, clearing it with the masters beforehand, and vanished. No one knew where she had gone, only that she’d returned a year later, ready to go as always. Mostly. Things had changed between her and Illian in that time, in ways she couldn’t talk about with him. Especially now. If he knew what she’d given over into Limuria’s safe keeping, he’d tear the city apart to get his hands on it. Especially since the child was half his. She gritted her teeth together as he played with her clit. Pain she would give him, it was easier than fighting. But pleasure… no. when he’d been respectful of her and her body, when he’d been her friend it had been different. Now… never.</span>