Circe went back to her large palace, unbothered by what had occurred to Lamont. He had deserved his fate, the stupid lout. If he had heeded his new desires, then he would have give in to his powerful homosexual feelings and went straight for the nearest aroused satyr. He would have had raucous sexual activities until he was too tired to move and afterwards he would have indulged in plentiful wine to celebrate. All the other satyrs would have feasted with him and Lamont would have started living his new satyr life of hedonism. But no, he had resisted and now he was dead, mauled by his own step-son, the very one he had beaten and been violent to. Circe had given that ungrateful pig the chance of his life and yet he had not seized it. What an idiot... There was nothing to regret. It was simply too bad for the satyrs, whom would have welcomed a new member with great enthusiasm. But sometimes, mortals were just impossible to help. They were idiotic to the end, and nothing could be done about it.
So as Circe pored over her spells and various grimoires, she was notified by a young robin that a newcomer was entering her domain. A young woman. She got ready in cursory way and met her right on the terrasse. The girl thanked her for coming to greet her, but quickly Circe disliked her. The mortal girl, in her mid-twenties, was checking her phone constantly and if Circe reminded her that a talking being was right in front her, the lass rolled her eyes and sneered. She took pictures without telling Circe.
"You want to be a queen on social media? I have a better proposition for you!" the sorceress exclaimed. "You will bring more joy as the queen of animals as a pathetic little royal wannabe in the world of vanities!"
Stacy - for that was her name - barely had time to register what was happening when pink smoke engulfed her. When she looked around her again, she was in the middle of a luxurious garden. But a lion was staring at her too. Oh no! He was going to eat her. But as she ran away, Stacy noticed how she walked on all fours, how natural it seemed, how her body had a tail and how it was all so strange...