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Cassia's harsh whisper breaks the almost hypnotic grip that the magic window has cast over you and with a desperate twist that turns the knob all the way to one end the window goes blank. As the knob rotates you see more images of naked men and women being abused by the demon overlords of the undercity, the window flashes from one scene to the next so quickly that you could not give any details but you are left feeling a disturbing mixture of nausea and arousal. At your side, your guide looks as troubled as you and when the window goes black she breathes an audible sigh of relief.

"Thank-you Adonis." She presses her soft form against your back clinging to your shoulder. With this new and pleasant distraction the tightness in your gut abates but your arousal grows even stronger, it is impossible to ignore the warmth of her body as it rests on your back.

"Yeh, sure." The words are as abrupt as your rise to your feet that almost spills Cassia onto the floor. "You get some rest," you tell her pointing to the bed. "I'll keep watch."

You try not to watch as she obediently moves to the large circular bed on the far side of the room; just seeing her might be enough to send you over the edge. Your fists clench by your side as you pace between the sealed door and the couch that you vacated so hurriedly. You try to ignore the sounds of her moving to the great bed, but in the silence of the subterranean chamber you can hear her sit on the mattress, take off the layers of uncomfortable armor and then the rustle of the bedding as she stretches out on the round mattress. As soon as you hear the sheets cover her form it will be safe to -

"Aighh!" Her shriek draws your immediate attention, and you see that instead of lying safely covered under a layer of soft blankets both her wrists and an ankle are encircled with silver bands that are stretching her limbs out obscenely. A fourth silver coil is snaking towards her last flailing limb and a terrified Cassie is crying out. "Adonis! Help me!" Even though you hesitate for less than a blink of an eye by the time you reach the bed, the last animated coil has snared her ankle and is slowly drawing it tight with a clicking sound from inside the bed.

In this position stretched out on the bed like this, Cassia looks remarkably like a combination of the sacrifice on the Demon's pyramid-top alter, and young the bride taken in the demon's raid.