"Well I... I don't know what I want really..."
"Sir, I can't but help to feel as if you are scared by all of this."
"You damn right I am scared, werewolves were only to exist in movies, not in real life!" You state as your voice becomes gruffer and slurred slightly from the muzzle starting to push forward.
"Well sir... I can completely understand what you mean! I was like you the first time I changed, but after the first time, I grew to like it... as I am sure you will! Now I must restate myself... what would your physical preferences be sir...?"
"I don't know... Can I have time to make my decision?"
The butler thinks it over for a second, remaining completely silent, then spoke. "Sir... you can indeed have time! I know it is something of a mind boggler for you to be going through this and be offered anything or anyone you choose. Let me know, as I am your personal assistant, whenever you have made your decision."
"Thank you... uh, what do I call you besides butler?"
"My name... if that is what you are referring to, is Mark."
"Excellent Mark, now you will do anything I say or ask... is that correct?"
"Yes sir... I am inclined to do what ever you ask."
"Well then Mark, I have a few tasks for you right now. I want you to stop what you are doing and take time to talk with me, as your new master of the estate, I would like to get to know the people I have working for me. If you cannot stop your duties at the moment, I want you to delegate them to another one of the staff."
Mark looks at you, smiling and you wonder what it was he was smiling at. You begin to look at yourself, noticing you have returned to normal... for now. Happy with this development, you smile back.
"Yes sir, I can stop my duties, as they were mainly preparing to tend to whatever you wanted, had you known I would not be able to stop as I have no choice but to make you happy once that is known."
"Ok... so you are bound to this servant-hood for real then?"
"Yes sir, that is a part of the curse of the estate. Anyone who is in the manor, who does not take claim of it or the curse, is subject to servant-hood."
"Well then... I guess it's a good thing I slept in that bed huh?"
"Yes sir, I guess it is... unless you wanted to serve someone for all eternity."
You fell silent, not sure how to react to that statement. "Don't get me wrong Mark, but I don't like to take orders from others, it is kinda how I got here in the first place... Can you tell me how many people are here, in the manor right now?"
"Sir... the last time we counted there are fifty of us, half men and the other half women. It was like this to please our last master of the manor."
"Can you tell me what happened to the last master here?"
"Yes, the last master we had lasted for many years... if I do remember correctly, it was one hundred and twenty five, yet we all remain the same age we entered in here. Like all of the masters before, he grew tired of living in the manor, thinking there would be a way to free us from this land to live as we once did..."
"Ok... so eternal youth as long as you remain on the grounds... so what happened to him Mark?"
"He decided that he would take his chances by leaving the grounds... like all others before him, he saw that there was no effect from leaving the grounds, but what he didn't know or choose to listen to was the fact that it is internal before external. He went back to restart his life and within the passing of the sun and moon, he died. The newspaper we receive daily stated they found a man who died, of no apparent cause, but his body aged rapidly and turned to dust. Before they moved him, they could see every detail of his decrepit body, but grayed. When they moved him, his body lost all shape and turned to a mound of ash and dust."
"Well ok then, I guess I will remain here indefinitely or unless we can find a way to expand the curse, allowing more land for us to be free to walk on. Do you think there is such a thing here Mark...?"
"I don't really know sir. I would suppose there is as we have a vast collection of books in the library including ones on curses. By the way sir, before you begin changing again... have you thought anymore on who you would like for physical interaction?"
"Slightly... you said I can have anyone I wanted correct?"
"Yes sir, that is correct. If you want another man as your companion, you would not be the first master to want such a thing. If you do... we will not look down on you as we are here to service you."
"Ok... you also stated that I could have someone either already affected by the curse or someone who isn't who is on staff here?"
"Yes sir, although everyone currently on staff is now affected by the curse on the house and they will be forced to change momentarily. If you decided earlier, you could have had either man or woman to place the curse upon."
"Well live eternal and let learn I guess... What would happen if I placed the curse upon someone? Would they become servants like you, or would they become my personal companion for eternity and you would have to serve us both?"
"If you place the curse on someone, by biting them, their life is linked to yours. If you leave, like many others before you, both you and your partner would die, regardless if they were on property or not. If you were here and they left, only that person would die and we would find you a new partner."
"Interesting... these are all good things to know. How long do you think before I am forced to change?"
"Right now, it is hard to say. You changing slightly and reverting back means your body is adjusting to what is now in your blood. Your DNA seems to be stable in it's new triple helix form, but I can not guarantee how long it will be. Most masters change right away, their physical needs met right away and they reverted right away."
"Ok Mark... I have made my choice!"
"Splendid sir, what is your decision?"