Of course, you knew that Hope would show up again to save the day. So, let’s get her into the story - no messing around.
Originally, the outline I wrote suggested that Hope was the dominant in the relationship with Illie. Whatever forces my hand while writing the story down was laughing at that notion though. Hope as domme doesn’t even make sense - so, yea, muse!
Illie believes that Charity is an animal already. She cannot conceive of any language other than her own, and if a woman cannot speak, then she is no longer a woman.