When she woke at long last, she found Jonas staring down at her.
"Good morning," he said with a smile. She noticed right then that he had turned sides. His face was pinched from the previous pains of torment, and she nodded.
"What are the plans for today?" she asked.
"Well, I was going to escort you to the servant rooms, and we would slaughter them all. There were a couple of young wenches I wouldn't mind to ravish, either."
"As long as it's them and not me!" she spat. He nodded. He had already learned that the hard way. He did gaze at her a moment longer and watched her remove the blood encrusted robe. He pointed her to the wardrobe and watched her dress. He still wanted her. She kept her hair undone and picked out a simple brown dress. She put it on, and he led her to the servant rooms. He knew it was late in the afternoon and some were still out and about.
"We should be back here in the dead of night. They'll be sleeping, and it will be faster," he said. She nodded, and he showed her a secret passage they could go through.
"You know, you could rule this castle in the name of all that is evil when you slay your father," she grinned. "You can torture your friends into submission, as well as any of those you know who hold massive power."
"I never thought of that. However, would you play the part as my queen?"
"No, but I'm sure the Mistress can."
"I was hoping you wouldn't say that."
"She's not that bad, is she?"
"Well, she's not as lovely as you. I can't see her sitting by my side."
"Aren't you betrothed?"
"The princess is a royal pain! I can't stand being in the same room with her!" he shuddered. "She's beautiful, but has no brains. You are beautiful and know how to fight back. I still can't believe you haven't fallen for my charms."
"Get used to it. Horny will kill you, besides the fact that you turned sides. He is known to slaughter friend and foe alike."
"Humph. He truly is the most evil creature I have ever encountered."
"You had better believe it!" Shade snorted, as he appeared. Jonas did a double take at the Shadow Demon, and her father grinned. He stretched his wings out and flexed his massive chest. The prince felt slightly envious, as his own chest was not as filled out. Shade shook his head and grinned. His hair resembled a black, cloak-like mass of spiked silk that reached the floor. He was able to pull his daughter close to give her a chaste hug. It was one of the rarest things he could do to her, but he knew she needed it.
"Greetings, Father," Saithe said. Jonas looked at her with surprise.
"Saithe, it is good to see you. Good thing Horny intervened before I did. Now, young prince, let me ask you a few things aside…"
She watched her father take the prince over to a wall to discuss some things with him. After a brief conversation, Shade nodded and vanished.
"He's going to set about with traps and illusions for the night guards," Jonas said.
"You should go to your father and let him know you are safe for now. I'm sure he is quite worried."
"Good idea. I'll let you explore," he said and walked off. She watched him leave, and she saw an open window turret. She leaned out of it and blinked back the sun's light. She preferred the darkness. She smiled and waved at a group of children. They waved back before going back to play. She grinned at the thought of their tiny bodies piled in a dead heap, and she giggled. She stretched and yawned. She was still sleepy. She decided to walk back to her room. She walked past the kitchen and stopped. A very interesting conversation was being said, and she decided to eavesdrop.
"She doesn't eat a thing!" a blonde servant girl said to a brunette servant girl. "That girl hasn't let a single piece of food past her lips!"
"I wouldn't doubt if it was she who was eating the hearts!" the brunette servant girl shuddered. "Did you hear that, when Maven was found, his heart was missing?"
"The same with the royal charger, Kaiser. It's strange how she stays so pale! Do you think she's a demon?"
"Wouldn't you both like to find out?" Saithe grinned, as she entered the room. The servant girls looked at her with horror.
"Um…w-we…" the blonde servant girl stammered. She smiled at the brunette and walked up to her. She winked at the blonde.
"Don't worry. I won't tell," Saithe purred, as she stroked the young brunette's face. The blonde was paralyzed with fear. She watched Saithe lock eyes with her friend before moving over to her and kissing her deeply. Then she gently stroked her body before hissing with anger. She watched Saithe rip out her friend's heart and devour it. The poor girl slumped over dead. Saithe licked herself clean and smiled with delight. Then the other girl started panicking when Saithe turned her black gaze over to her. She smiled seductively and put an iron hand on the back of the girl's neck. The girl's blonde hair came loose from the bun, and Saithe saw fear in her brown eyes.
"I…" the girl panicked.
"We are going to take a little trip together," Saithe crooned and led her out of the kitchen. She dragged the girl into her bedchamber and locked the door.
"What are you going to do?" she whispered.
"Depends on how you cooperate," Saithe grinned with her fangs revealed. "Remove your garments. Now!"
"B-but…"
"My patience is wearing thin!" Saithe warned. The girl swallowed and removed her dress. Saithe let her gaze rake over the girl's young, budding body, and she grinned. Then she commanded, "Good. Now lie on the bed."
"I…" the girl shuddered, but did as she was told. She watched Saithe remove her dress, and her eyes widened at the sight of her wings stretching out. When she saw her tail slide along her waist she began to panic again. With a snarl, Saithe brought the girl's attention to her eyes. The girl stopped moving and felt herself sinking down into the depths of darkness.
"Now you won't know what is going to happen," Saithe murmured with a smile and began to climb onto the bed. The girl's heart was racing, and she gasped when Saithe's hands felt along her body. She felt Saithe kiss her deeply and began to respond to it when she pulled away. She shuddered when Saithe's tail began to rub along her skin like that of a snake, and she trembled when she felt lips kissing along her small breasts. She cried out when Saithe began to lick the heat between her thighs, and she convulsed from the sudden passion of it. She screamed when Saithe's tail shoved itself into her virgin body with a reckless fury.
"But…I…" the girl whimpered before crying out at the tail's violent twist in her to breach her uterus as though to claim her by full force.
"You will be my personal slave," Saithe crooned into the girl's ear. She clutched at her breast and sank her fangs into her nipple. The girl cried out and felt Saithe sucking hard on the blood that seeped out. Finally the girl cried out her fulfillment. Only after letting her rest for a moment did Saithe whisper, "What is your name?"
"Tally," she said weakly.
"Good. Now, I want you to dress and pretend that nothing has happened. You are to go back into the kitchen and prepare the corpse like it is to be the main course of a feast. When that is done, you are to come back to me."
"Yes," Tally whispered. Saithe kissed her again and released her. She knew Horny was going to be impressed at her new form of entertainment for him. She could already see it in his eyes. She yawned and decided to sleep. She folded her wings back into her back, and her tail vanished as well. She stretched herself out and got under the covers. She closed her eyes and was out like the light that absorbed in her hair.