“Well, I say,” said Lionel.

“You say what?” asked Cindy from inside him. Lionel started. He really was not used to having anyone to hear him nor speak to him, let alone constantly from inside his belly where the darn non-virgin was supposedly to be digesting.

“You really aren’t going to digested anytime soon, are you?”

“Ummm… no. Not really. Look, I’m sorry I lied to you, but I have your best interests at heart. I promise you that. Haven’t you noticed that your ulcers are hurting you less right now?”

Lionel stopped for a second and concentrated on his belly. He’d set up a small number of spells to lessen the constant pain of his ulcers, but found that they were currently overkill. He dismissed several and lessened others.

“So eating virgins really was my problem?”

“No. Well, maybe. But I healed some of the ulcers for you from my new house in your belly and -“

“You new what now?”

“My house. I created Gastronaut’s Symbiotic Dragonhome inside you. I live here, in luxury, and in trade I help you.”