Trying to Save Herself

"And let me remind you, before you start spouting nonsense about how you can help me and be an asset, I have never once required the aid of ANYONE in ANY of my ventures." I brought my words down like a hammer on Renni's head.

Because that was exactly what she had planned to say in the first place, although she knew that the amount of support and assistance she could give me was severely limited at present, that didn't mean it would be in the future.

At best, I could go through the long process of manipulating her mind and transforming her into one of my puppets, but I didn't have the time nor drive to do so at the moment.

Her body? Since we were both technically children, at least physically, it wasn't like she could offer herself to me in that sense either, so realistically, or in my mind, she was practically worthless.