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Elina is both fascinated and repulsed, watching as the Hellbinder's rope-enveloped stump of a wrist extends toward her, the cords unraveling and reaching out to meet those at the base of the dismembered hand. The appendage knits itself back in place with sorcerous light and the sound of soft tissue dragged over a metal file. Above her, the being's massive, single eye stares downward with a sinister co-mingling of apathy and boring interest.

"You will learn, too, Scholarling," the creature whispers, a supernatural smile hidden behind the glowing orb. "You have as much to learn with me as you would have from Master Anjerome had he survived. But we will withhold nothing from you. We will keep no secrets."

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Changed the Hellbinder's "I" to "We." Gotta watch that.

Elina was drawn with the awesome reference material provided by Emily at Feathered-pics . Thanks, Emily!

The reference I relied on here is also not currently in Emily's gallery, but it is a good one, and so are those I used for the images to follow.

Enjoy!

Note: Bookbinding and Demon's Due are a work of fantasy and fiction. The artist/creator in no way condones real mistreatment of this kind toward any woman or man, by living person, gremlin, plant, assassin, ratman, viscous fluid, programmed device, animated home furnishings, or otherworldly spiritual beings. Furthermore, the artist opposes the marginalizing and restriction of women in general by any institution, political and/or religious, including those which have individual women amongst their membership touting/promoting their own happiness within that institution as evidence that ALL women should feel the same way. This includes the religion I was raised in and which I have utterly discarded from my life over this and other issues.