"So it's not as simple as simply breaking the contract?  As her master, I thought I could simply tell her that her servitude was finished."<br/><br/>He thought for a moment, weighing the options.  Had he known he couldn't simply release his familiar he may not have attempted her summoning.  "Tell me about this Lilith.  Perhaps we could work something out.  I'm very fond of snakes.  You'd have to agree to allow Tess to return home unharmed without any memory of this.  I'd likely be spending quite some time as Lilith's slave, and Tess must not remember where I am or any of the events since I summoned Cass.  But any contract I make with Lilith should negate the one with Cass, right?"