The submissive woman cringed slightly as she saw Scarlet staring her down, but instantly relaxed as the stern look turned into a smile. Another shiver ran down Annora's spine as the witch whispered in her ear and even though her blush was dying down slowly, it had never completely gone away - of course the nibble on her ear, again, did not help any. However concentrating on Scarlet's words, she did love the way she was being spoken to, even though she wasn't sure exactly why just yet. There was still some worry about the situation and even more so when she caught a glimpse of 'something' in Scarlet's eyes.

Of course, like a good servant, she kept quiet until the witch was done speaking. At first her response was just to smile up at the witch. Even though Annora wasn't sure she completely believed that Scarlet would never leave, hearing those words still made her feel safer than she was before. Still, [b][color=ff86ee]"yes.. those are simple rules.. but.... what if I don't like something?"[/color][/b] It was a little nerve-wrecking to ask such a bold question, given the situation, like asking a queen if she didn't like her orders - but Annora felt that was important. She didn't want to be caught in something that wasn't healthy, where she felt scared or unsafe.

[b][color=ff86ee]"And, um..."[/color][/b] She pondered for a moment and bit her lower lip shyly. [b][color=ff86ee]"Mistress?... um... what's a familiar.. mean?"[/color][/b] She was curious, though she suspected she would not want that just yet. After all, even if she was okay being linked, they had only developed fancies for each other and nothing more, as far as she knew. Annora also made note to watch Scarlet's eyes - she wanted to make sure the witch was okay. Even if this was how it'd be all the time, it didn't mean a princess couldn't take care of her queen, after all.