”I was shocked. “I’m sorry...I didn’t know that, if I knew then I would have never brought it up.”“It’s okay...it’s been a while since... then...initially I was broken but slowly I managed to pick up the pieces. I developed an unhealthy food obsession, put on a lot of weight and while I have lost some, I still need to lose a lot more to get back in shape.”“Aren’t you happy with the way you look?” I asked her.“No...I am not.”“Well speaking from the point of view of a guy there is really no need.. I know my personality can be overwhelming and I know that my persuasionmethods were, at times, perhaps not as transparent as they could havebeen. So I didn't feel it fair of me to simply leave you off in thatcurrent state once I myself had moved on.Thus I made the effort to bring you back to where you started yourtransformation. Some things can not be fully reversed but you are nowessentially where you were when you first submitted to me and allowedme to realize my transformation. ” I rolled over and tried to ignore it. But there it was again, a little louder this time. And again, a little louder still. “That asshole better not get my parents attention.” I threw the sheet off, slid onto the floor and stomped over to the window, throwing open the heavy wood shutters. Instead of seeing the face of Paul out the window, I saw hazily, and surprisingly, Danny. I slid the window back, slowly, careful to keep the noise to a minimum. “Danny?” was my incisive and witty opening. ’ He sniffed with slight disdain, as if reflecting on the quality of his reciprocal gifts. ‘You are too kind, my lord,’ said Ivory. ‘However, your duties are not at an end,’ continued Chief Cave Lion. ‘Nor are they likely to be while we continue to entertain our guests.’ ‘Do you mean that I shall once again have to entertain the Reindeer Herder chief, my lord?’ asked Ivory who didn’t conceal very well her delight at the prospect. ‘It is likely,’ said the Chief with a small smile. ‘But it is his.