\u201cAaaaannnndd\u2026that should do it!\u201d said Lukas as he put the ninth crystal in his bag. All nine crystals were from different branches and types, so it should be good. He swam back to the Lair and headed down to where Calliope was. She had just brewed a potion. \u201cMistress!\u201d he called. He held the bag up in his hand as he approached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNine crystals, hm?\u201d purred Calliope. She then took the bag in one of her tentacles and opened it, inspecting the contents. \u201cOoh! Very nice! That\u2019s labor number five done!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThank you, Mistress!\u201d replied Lukas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLukas, tell me, do you see yourself wearing jewelry when you become a femboy servant?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh yes, Mistress. Bracelets, rings, necklace, earrings, all that. \u2026Why?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cJust want to know,\u201d replied Calliope. \u201cNow let\u2019s see what\u2019s-.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCALLIOPE!\u201d called a voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHuh?! Cassidy?!\u201d yelped Calliope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCassidy? Queen Cassidy?!\u201d asked Lukas. \u201cWhat\u2019s she doing here?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m gonna find out!\u201d replied Calliope as she swam up the pit. Floating at the edge of the lair was a tanned mermaid with corn-yellow hair and a red flower in her hair. \u201cCassidy, what brings you here? And why do you look so sour?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCould you bring all your staff up here, please?\u201d directed Cassidy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cErm, sure.\u201d Calliope then called down her pit. \u201cLovelies both old and new! The Queen wants to talk to us all!\u201d Everyone, even Lukas, swam up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat can we do for you, Your Majesty?\u201d asked Maria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI just had a conference with the Headmistress of Sapphire\u2019s school,\u201d replied Cassidy. \u201cWhy am I having conferences with her?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYour Majesty, with all due respect,\u201d said a female talking sea urchin, Sam Brooke, as she sat on Faye\u2019s shoulder, \u201cwhat makes you think we had any hand in it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBecause I know Sapphire doesn\u2019t know how to fill a candy pearl with superglue!\u201d answered Cassidy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, that,\u201d said Sly. \u201cWell, to be fair, Your Majesty, she DID tell me that this girl doesn\u2019t shut up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSly!\u201d protested Calliope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat poor girl,\u201d said Cassidy, \u201cis the daughter of a missionary. She has been trained since birth to proselytize. All you have to do is tell her to shut up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHave you talked to Sapphire about this?\u201d asked Sly. \u201cThat girl\u2019s been going after a boy because she saw his pink tail. She went on to say that a man wearing a woman\u2019s color is a sin just as much as a woman wearing a man\u2019s color is one and she REFUSES to shut up about it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd the chant? The Headmistress mentioned that while the kid\u2019s mouth was glued shut, Sapphire was chanting something. What was it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThose are the lyrics to my favorite Anti-Evangelical song!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s not an age-appropriate song!\u201d protested Calliope. \u201cI don\u2019t care if Sapphire\u2019s at the age to experiment with swearing and sex right now!\u201d She pinched the bridge of her nose and sighed. \u201cI\u2019m going to the Second Hell for this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think I\u2019m gonna be joining you, Sis,\u201d remarked Cassidy. \u201cI wonder what it\u2019s like this time of year?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSis, Your Majesty?\u201d asked Lukas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA new guy, huh?\u201d remarked Cassidy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe\u2019s recently completed his fifth labor to me,\u201d replied Calliope. \u201cAnd to answer your question, Lukas, my mother adopted Cassidy when she was a little child. She\u2019s my sister in every way that matters.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAh, so it\u2019s Sis in the most literal sense,\u201d said Lukas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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