"The wording makes allowances for your loyalties to Her and I ask for only for enough blood to bind the oath unless you'd rather have me simply remove everything but the bones. But essentially my words and yours are the same but for the inclusion of those you've not named and your conscious inaction which was enough to get me skewered out of existence. I'm not trying to bind you permanently to me only prevent what's happened before and to make sure that my other, more direct servants are covered under the mantle of what protection you and your services to Her can offer in exchange for my protection of you. I'll extend it to your pet human if you wish though you've yet to ask for it."
"Yes Zelgadis is mine in spirit and action for he cares for Val deeply and will see that he grows enough to serve me again, and perhaps this time he'll agree to be mine in more permanent ways but considering his rather alarming feelings for Jack, I'm not holding my breath. What happened between you and Zelgadis?"
"Joker is definitely one fucked up nut. Phibrizzo must love him." He raises an eyebrow about the claim on Iago, "No claim as much as a rather obvious interest in deception for his own pleasure."
"It will all eventually burn, it's just a matter of where everyone stands once it starts."
So very true! No I've not seen that artwork! Do you have a link? Gaav says he leaves pastels to Dynast.