Chapter 56. The Ritual of Transformation

The young woman Theo had chosen began to cry as soon as the woman who had told him to choose her called her name. Theo smiled reassuringly, and when everyone got up, he got up too and went over to the woman who was still crying.

"Don't worry, I'll be gentle." Theo said, guessing that she was a virgin.

She raised her big black eyes to him, tears still pouring down her face.

"Forgive me, sir. Of course it's an honor to serve."

"There is no honor in a woman's tears." Theo said in annoyance, and she hastened to wipe away her tears and force a smile.

Theo found this attitude very bizarre, but said nothing. They all went into the next room. There was a large table with no chairs around it. The chosen woman lay down on it and closed her eyes. Theo didn't like the place where he would take the woman's virginity and neither did the audience, but the thought that this was how he would achieve his goal ma