Damian frowns. "My former mistress was a tyrant. Anita may be... neglectful at times, but it pleases me to follow her orders most of the time."

It isn't like he has much of a choice, in the end. "In any case, she is my Mistress, and her necromancy is what causes my heart to beat and my soul to return to my body at sundown each night. Without her, I am reduced to nothing but a ravenous animal worthy of execution."