Derek was heartened to hear that Scott already felt protective of his slaves, and he nodded, encouragingly.
"I know there's etiquette that demands you ask permission before approaching another person's slave, but I'm going to suspend that etiquette for you and Stiles because of your prior relationship. You can visit Stiles whenever you like, and stay with him however long you want." He hoped that would make both Stiles and Scott more at ease with their changed social status. "Don't feel like you must treat him like a slave...like my slave. In fact, it would be better for everyone if you didn't. I'm not denying that Stiles has lost a lot of freedom, but he hasn't lost himself, and I want to preserve that as much as possible."