As Nicola reluctantly and sulkily went to make the tea, cursing Jasper under her breath as she did so, her wizard host went to attend to a knock on the door.
As she found her way around the large, generously stocked kitchen Nicola tried to think pragmatically the best way to get out of this bizarre situation. There was no point trying to escape. Even if she did so at the dead of night she would have to spend the rest of her days avoiding sunlight which was never going to work. Perhaps the best way of getting out of here was to persuade Jasper to let her go.
There were two possible methods of going about this that she could think of. One wss to suck up to him and win his favour. The thought mads her skin crawl but she knew well enough how to use her looks to get men to do what she wanted and being permanently naked could only make that easier for her.
The other method was for her to make him want her to leave. Obviously she couldn't afford to annoy him. But perhaps if she acted clumsy, incompetent and dumb enough he would decide having her as his naked servant wasn't such a great idea after all.
Still unsure of what tactic she would employ, Nicola placed the now full teapot and two cups on a tray and walked back towards the dining room where she could her that Jasper had been joined by a female companion.
When Nicola caught sight of Jaspers guest she almost dropped the tray in shock. This was the most beautiful woman she had ever seen. Nicola had never had any urges towards another woman, but this one was almost emough to turn her.
"Ah, this must be the home help you were telling me about?"
The woman fixed Nicola with her piercing blue eyes and a warm, inviting smile. She around the same height and age as Nicola with long, luscious red hair, an almost supernaturally pretty face and a flawless, curvaceous body that made even Nicola look ordinary. She was dressed in black in a way that somehow accentuated her perfectly toned legs and large, beautifully shaped breasts without looking trashy. It seemed pretty obvious to Nicola that she was a witch.
"Well, aren't you going to introduce yourself?" Jasper barked impatiently.
"Uh, hi! I'm Nicola" Nicola seemed almost hypnotised by her new acquaintance.
"It's a pleasure to meet you Nicola, I'm Eva" the witch had a far more pleasant demeanor the Jasper, on the surface at least "Is that tea for us? How thoughtful of you"
"Well don't just stand there girl, my guest is getting thirsty!" Jasper ordered Nicola in a manner that snapped her out of her trance and put her back on edge.
"Certainly Master" Nicola replied as she brought the tray towards them.