How to Train a Defiant Incubus
"My incubus has been with me for a month, but he still won't let me touch him. What could be the reason for that?"
I type my questions into the customer service feedback form and wait for a reply. The customer service representative replies at once in a very helpful manner.
"Dear customer, our incubi are all very eager to stick to their owners like glue! I'm afraid your issue might be due to a malfunction on his end.
"We can apply for your incubus to be replaced with a new one instead, and he will arrive in a week."
I look at Riven Sterling, the incubus whom I had made tailored specifically to my tastes. After a moment of thought, I decide that maybe I can just wait and observe for a while longer. If he still doesn't change for the better, then I can perhaps send him in for repairs.
After all, Riven is just too perfectly aligned with my tastes. I can't bear to give him up.
However, at the family dinner, I quickly realize that Riven is having a reaction toward my younger stepsister, Teresa Ashford, who is sitting across from me.
It's only then that I recall that Teresa is the one who opened my parcel the last time Riven arrived at the doorstep.
That night, I contact the customer service representative again and say, "You said that the new replacement would be arriving in a week, right? Please send it out, then. Thank you."