“Is Michael coming too, Master?" “Charlotte, Michael would slay dragons to be here when you are. Yes, he will be here." “So, what will we be doing tonight? Or is it another of your ´surprises´?" He smiles down at me as I kneel in front of him. I don´t need to, and he never asks it of me now, outside of our ´games´, but I know that he likes it. And I want to make my Master happy. He has done so much for me. I owe it to him. “No, not a surprise today Charlotte, but we did, both of us, want to try something new with you." “Master?" “Always before, we have spent our time with you in a very controlled environment, and if we had...um... guests, Michael and I have always chosen them carefully for you; vetted them if you like. Either they were men we knew or knew by reputation. We had a clea