Nox instinctively reached down and put his hand on her shoulder. "You can get up," he told her softly, "I don't expect you to bow to me." He'd never been a fan of the relationship dynamics between demons and hellhounds back home, but he appreciated that his father was always kind to the creatures. Hellhounds respected Hector and enjoyed serving him, and in return, Hector treated them with affection and generosity. He was good to the hounds placed in his care, and that made him somewhat rare as a demon, because there were a lot who were downright abusive. Some even raped their hounds. It was disgusting and even a little odd, because the hounds were much stronger, and if they wanted to, they could overtake their masters, but they remained loyal.
"Please call me Nox.. no sir is needed. Here, I'm just a teacher. We play by human rules in this world." He knew that would be difficult for June to accept, but he felt the need to keep reminding her.