<strong>Maria Xantelli</strong><br/><br/>It was quieter than normal, but that was the essence of life on the island. People came and people went, the slaves in the bottom regions of the labyrinth were rarely heard from. Maria was still in the business dress from her confrontation with Richard and her hair was still up in the tight bun. There were certainly no parties tonight, it was quiet, but sometimes quiet was for the best. Maria stood at the bar for a moment, she was much to busy with the mundane details of running the brothel and managing the servants to be bored, but a quality, fresh and ready to resist her wiles, had not been present here in quite some time. At the moment, it seemed the family were competing for fresh meat.<br/><br/><strong>"I'm overseeing Richard's methods of using his powers. His work as its charms to be sure, but he rather blunt. He might as well have clubbed the fresh victim I provided in the head with a mace. His work was rushed, the change in dimensions fast and visceral, his sense of proportion need some work, and he lacks the clarity of mind to make certain that all his work is finished exactly as intended. Although he is certainly not lacking in the imagination department. And the more he uses the power the more he will improve, of course some things are matters of style, and you I both know there is no accounting for taste. I'll have a dry Martini if you please dear." </strong><br/><br/>Maria would wait for the mixture of gin and dry vermouth with a simple green olive and take a few sips while listening to Orianna's opinion before speaking again.<br/><br/><strong>"I have an assignment for you," Maria said, "Anice has gone too far and I'm not going to let her father protect her. I'll take care of the slave she stole. You are not to restrain her in any way, but I'm giving you the authority and ability to seal her powers for a week. I want you to inflict a range of different punishments, I don't care how you mix it up, have her laying eggs for all I care, just make sure she get's a range of very humiliating things happening to her body throughout the week. You can do it from a distance, or you can make the situation known and torment her face-to-face. Though I think Anice will get the idea that she is not to challenge her mother. You may have your way with her as well. Do you think you can handle this rather delicate task?"</strong><br/><br/>Maria finished off the martini and waited for an answer.