As soon as he picked up the leash, he would know he had full control over her actions, and could make her do, or say, whatever he wanted, or pick through her memories with ease. Fortunately, it was easy enough to remove the collar, and Aurelia very nearly collapsed to the ground, as he took it off. "Thank you," she said, weakly, taking a minute to recover. The erinyes seemed to handle the situation better, but, then again, she'd already been imprisoned for centuries.<br/><br/>"That was... honestly not surprising, given his arrogance. You will note, they change hands, frequently, here. Though, with this one gone, technically,<em>you</em>now rule this country, if you wanted it. Of course, you'd have to fight people trying to kill you to claim it, and I imagine someone new will crop up in a few weeks, if you leave. It seems to be cosmically cursed to suffer from the same fate, time and again."