The second succubus vanished as quickly as the first, and a second strand of rubies appeared, spiraling around the first, fully intertwined. Desire looked at the device almost sadly, and then spoke quietly. "I wonder...what it would be like to not have a thought separate from another's, for my entire life? And to know, without a doubt, that I had no freedom at all? I have been given to guard the Princess, yes, but in spite of that...I can make my own choices, and not even<em>she</em>can order me without my agreement."