Never Trust the Rules

Bastien smiled a satisfied smile, he was quite pleased with her asking him. Not that he wouldn’t have been pleased if she’d opted to ask one of her little friends. If they’d failed to teach her then he’d have two people to punish and not just the one. In fact, her friend would probably have bore the brunt of the punishment because that would have hurt Siora more than taking it herself.

If evil could only be taught, he liked to think he was grooming Siora for more, but at the end of the day there was only so much that he could do with her, so much that she could do for him. As much as he’d love to have Siora be his equal, he wasn’t shortsighted enough to know how futile that endeavour would be.

Interesting choice. I suppose I can take the time. If you fail to learn the punishment will be more severe of course. She passed out after that, he wasn’t about to carry her all the way home, instead he set about making a fire. After about an hour he had one roaring pretty good, and had most of his own clothing dried out. It might seem like a caring tender moment, but to him it was practical. That and he did like to keep Siora guessing.