Hailton chuckled, "Yes, due in no small part to my assistance bringing down Linfei as the murderer of a fellow member of the collective, I was stepped up in rank.  The collective really only had two choices, decry Linfei as a monster or cover it up.  I'm glad they went with the former, for if they'd gone latter, I'd likely be dead by now."<br/><br/>She leaned in and kissed Ylene on the cheek, "I wish I had time to celebrate, but there are others who are waiting to hear from me about what I've found out about this book.  No doubt they already know you're in my office.  I would expect a visitor to come knocking any minute now, and my door is much easier to access than Linfei's was."<br/><br/>She chuckled and moved to her desk, where she leaned her rump against it, her tail sliding off to the side and twitching in what Ylene took to be annoyance.  "I certainly could use a good fuck too.  Maybe if you're free tonight we could meet at my place?  I have a nice bottle of Hidden Vale Rosé pink that could be decanted while we entertain ourselves?"   She smiled, her golden eyes whirling with excitement.  "Though I would be remiss if I didn't also ask you if you'd consider joining the Mages collective again.  Small fee, access to the library, and first crack at magical items before they hit the greater market.  It's good to have connections you know."