<b>The Dungeon</b><br/><br/>“It’s not your fault. She got herself in trouble,” Kerelith said, and then gave a little laugh, “Lovers? You think too little of yourself. None of my servants compare to what I have with you, or with Sheri. Breakfast… is just a girl who wants my attention.”<br/><br/>The demoness paused for a moment, but maintained eye contact with the girl on her lap. One of the candles burned out, so there was now a hard shadow on one side of their faces. She went on, the lack of light causing her to speak quieter, “What do you want me to do? If we leave her without punishment, she will continue to bitch around like she did with you. You want that? We could have her assigned to a new mistress, or a master, and have them decide instead. The last option is that I give her the attention she wants, but that would only encourage her, and undermine my authority. I wouldn’t want that.”<br/><br/>There was silence once more as Kerelith pulled the girl even closer with arms around her back, letting Melony rest her head on the demoness’ shoulder, and then asked, “Tell me... What would you do? I’ll let you decide.”<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>