The idea of 'spiritual monsters' momentarily gives her quite the wrong mental image. It involves yoga pants and expensive coffee and is best not discussed further. But that's still no excuse for that smirk she sports for a moment there.

"That's not the reassurance you might hope it is," she points out before shrugging. "You're right that I don't like the idea of people being owned, but compared to the alternatives you've mentioned, it sounds like you got lucky."