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	Gwynn seemed to surrender, using the outstretched hand to lift herself to her feet.  Maoin sighed in relief as she embraced a hard won victory ... only to gasp a moment later as she felt her mistress' fingers brush her cheek suggestively.  The neko had to resist the urge to press herself into the petting and settled instead for avoiding Gwynn's eyes.  This certainly wasn't the first time her mistress had flirted with her, and it probably wouldn't be the last.

	[color=DarkSlateBlue]"As your familiar, it is my job to provide whatever services make you satisfied."[/color]  The kitten tried to speak coolly and unemotionally to her mistress, but the spreading blush on her cheeks and the hesitation in her response made it obvious that the noblewoman had won at her game.  Largely because that statement was true ...

	A few seconds later, Maoin grabbed the hand of her mistress and began walking her to the campus.  Despite Gwynn's implied promise to behave, Maoin was hesitant to let the irresponsible girl go.

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	The pair eventually managed to enter the main building after filtering through the crowds.  Looking behind herself, the neko decided to check on her charge ...

... and smacked her head into a solid sheet of steel as her eyes drifted from where she was walking.  Clutching her head as a natural response, the black haired girl's eyes drifted upward to see that she had run into a female knight about four years older than herself.  This embarrassment simply topped off the frustration of this day's events.  Eyes watering slightly from the pain, Maoin looked down at the floor.  [color=DarkSlateBlue]"Sorry ..."[/color]