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She presented him with a chance, and the taste of gratitude nearly made him gag. Still- some semblance of his mother's teachings persisted, and he knew to respect a woman when she placed herself in a position of authority. He breathed in, and felt a joint in his neck pop. He tilted his head to the side, allowing the joint to crackle and loosen the tight muscles. 

Well, He said, righting his head, and summoning a faint smile to his lips. I 'ope you be ready to enter your villain era. 

What was spoken between them would only be overheard by the waves, the same waves that had heard all the secrets of Sapphique, embraced their newborns, cradled their dead. When he finished, only the waves spoke for a moment, the auspicious inhale and exhale of ocean surf. 

Well?