“Oh Shanti, you do, really you do." Malika replied without quite realising she was lying in an effort to show Shanti just how much she meant to her.

“No I don't, but I haven't had much practice yet." Shanti gently grasped one of Malika's sensitive boobs and squeezed. "But I'm learning. I just meant that we were all expecting him to do what the other demons do. Stick himself in until it hurt and then listen to you scream for mercy. We didn't expect to see you Loving it and screaming for more. It made us all curious to see what it felt like. I mean later today I was going to ask the imp to do for me what he did for you. Do you mind?" The final question was voiced with slight apprehension. She didn't want to hurt Malika's feelings after all. She needn't have worried.

"Do I mind? Of course not Shanti. So Long as you don't try to steal my imp away from me." Malika giggled and kissed the girl's cheek.

“Hal The way he looks at you Malika I doubt anyone could. I think he only gave you those clothes so he could concentrate on doing what you asked." Those words got Shanti a playful splash of water in her face.

After they were washed and dressed in their new garments, the pair left the bedroom to find the corridors empty. They Looked into rooms as they passed but found no sleeping apprentices where they had heard them playing well into the night. Moving down the great spiral staircase of the tower, they heard noise emanating from the great hall and opened the door to step inside and find the place alive with movement. Both Shanti and Malika saw that the apprentices were now clothed in garments similar to Shanti's and were busy carrying out various jobs. Baskets of treasure were being carried and placed in different piles on the floor where two girls were sifting through to check for magically imbued objects. An apprentice walked past them with two buckets of water carried over her shoulders, she smiled at them as they entered. From the looks of things as the beautiful women darted about the place they were using the hall as a central hub for organising the entire temple. Girls passed them with books from the Library and Malika caught sight of Eluria, the only one who was still completely stark naked, telling an apprentice about various secret passages and areas of interest with a pained look on her face.

At the centre of it all on a raised table was Pugward who was shuffling through several papers and reading their contents whilst occasionally barking orders out to the apprentices or listening to their questions about what to do with certain things.

"He need twelve sacks o' wheat from downstairs ta the kitchen!", “Raliel, drop that for fuck sake girl it's poisonous!", "Nah Valeska, I said the one with da blue cover." The imp shouted amongst other things before he saw Malika and waved her over.

As she approached she saw he was wearing a green visor hat and smoking one of his cigars.

“Pugward what are you doing?" Shanti asked curiously as she Looked over the place.

“Just gettin’ this hole cleaned up for y'all. I figured if da boss wants to turn this place around then we should get our asses movin’ right?" He handed one of the papers he'd been writing on to an apprentice that had apparently been waiting for them and she took off with it toward the kitchens.

“What about the girls who want to leave?" Malika asked as she saw everyone at work.

"Uh? After yesterday? Babe, no one wants to leave. A few are thinkin’ about headin' home after a month or two but for right now everyone's stayin' put. We got a shitload of work ta do an’ everyone wanted ta lend a hand. I told ‘em you were wantin’ to head out there an' help people. Everyone's up for it." He told her as Valeska returned with a large tome that had a deep blue leather cover.

“Aha, that's the one. Thanks, now you wanna get your cute ass down to the library an’ tell ‘em you found it?”

“Yes sir shorty." Valeska handed the imp the book with a naughty smirk and then turned to run off to the Library.

“What is that?" Malika had Long wanted to read some of the older books in the library but it was forbidden by the sisters.

"This, is what's gonna let me teach these ladies how to use magic." The imp replied as he opened the book and began Leafing through the pages.

“It's magika for beginners."

Malika looked at the cover of the tome and saw it was actually called Undying Secrets of the White Priestess. The imp was reading some of the things in the book and chortling to himself.

“Magika can be learned without demons?" Shanti asked, obviously very interested in the book herself.

"Oh sure, latching onto one of us is a cheap an' easy way to get a lotta power all at once. If ya build it yerself though then it’s way better in da long haul. Boss, if yer up for it I reckon I could teach all these guys basic spellwork in ‘bout six months." Pugward offered. Everyone in the room had suddenly stopped. Clearly they didn't know what Pugward had planned until now. It seemed his idea was happily endorsed however as everyone's hopeful eyes turned to Malika.

“I thought that perhaps we might go out and see some of the world first.. Malika started a Little nervously. Of course she wanted the apprentices to be happy but she also yearned to go outside and start exploring.

“Whoa there toots, you gotta crawl before ya can walk. You start sendin' these guys out there with no experience an’ no way of knowin’ how to get by an' ya might as well just hurl ‘em in a meat grinder.” Pugwards words drew gasps of fear from the crowd.

"Oh gosh, then of course we will stay Pugward." She looked apologetically around the faces and heard the hoots and cheers that followed.

“Great! Help me down would ya?" The imp reached out his hands and Malika Lifted him to stand on the floor. Around them the girls busied themselves once more with renewed excitement “Look boss I'm sorry about callin' ya out Like that in front of everyone but I'm serious as shit about these guys not bein’ ready to go out there. I mean they're all smart an capable but the sisterhood gives you a real crappy education."

Malika thought about that for a moment, other than the ways of demon worship and how Lagria was good and everything else was bad she had to admit she herself knew Little of the world outside. So she nodded to Pugward though he could see she was somewhat disappointed.