Anna Marie drew herself up taller, her nostrils flaring, as their hostess' words added further fuel to her fire. Pathetic?<i>Ants</i>? She didn't care superior their hostess felt she was, or how trapped she had them;<i>nobody </i>got to speak to her that way! The young woman opened her mouth to spit an angry retort...<br/><br/>And the entire atmosphere of the room<i>shifted</i>. For one moment Anna Marie glanced away from Lil, her head pivoting to take in the sudden change, and in the next moment she found her gaze forcibly turned back as something thin, black and<i>fast</i>wrapped itself around her neck and forced her attention. The young woman's eyes went wide as she saw the change in their hostess' expression, and traced the tail back to its source. The Mistress wasn't human! Anna Marie began to shake as she put it all together. Her hands reached to grasp at the tail and try to pull it away from her neck, but it was more of a reflex than a conscious decision, with very little strength behind it.<br/><br/>"You.. you can't..." she stammered weakly, struggling to breathe as much from the fear and panic raising within her as from the weight against her throat. "Not... to me..."