Both of them went pale and I knew they both were thinking of the foulest demon they knew. I hid a smile as they kissed my feet promising me that they would not fail me. "Then go and serve my family well."

They both disappeared and I looked through the either to watch them appear in my house and explain that they were there to serve the inhabitance. I smiled and turned my attention to the last remaining aspect of Fate. I could have gone where she was, or I could have called her to me. I did neither, I was beyond angry with her. The two I'd just taken...