[b][i]"Were it possible, I would be laughing at you right now."[/i][/b] Buddy turned to look at you. [b][i]"I will admit, I do not enjoy the idea of being magically compelled to do anything. But fortunately though the ring makes you my master and I must obey your commands, it does nothing to make me feel any emotion towards you. That is to say... Should I hate or befriend you, that at least is out of my own violation. My body is yours to command, but my mind is not. That being said..."[/i][/b] Buddy reached out towards you. His hand phased through your head, as it usually does since you're an astral projection, but it seemed like he was trying to pat you. [b][i]"Thanks to your command, I was more easily able to resist the magical compulsion of the harpy. If I had to choose between two beings trying to assert control over me, I would gladly ally with you. Do not worry yourself, Master Sylvia. Though I do not know much about my previous life, and I do not know much about you, you have so far done nothing but please and accommodate me, which I feel is more than most people would have done."[/i][/b]