Author's Warning: 'Ware dar be Ero ahead, harharhar

The taming and hopefully, the bonding would take place tomorrow. Ulen carefully checked the barrier's boundary markers, if they were misaligned he would have to redo them. Well he called it a barrier but it was more like a giant bluff. The barrier made anyone who wasn't marked by Ulen very uncomfortable. Like an intense phantom itch between the shoulder blades that got worse the closer you got to the center it would drive most creatures mad. Even a simple non-lethal barrier like this should keep the low power monsters and wild D-Girls who were commonly found in this preserve away, as well as curious humans. After, he had finished checking the carved boundary markers he sanctified the site.

The ritual site was about 30 yards across it had a nice lush carpet of grass and a number of boulders scattered across it. Ulen with the help of some wind and water spells, placed the boulders with even spacing into two interlaced perfect squares that spanned the clearing. The two squares formed an eight pointed star with the circle of wildflowers in the middle. Ulen had carefully uprooted the flowers and transferred them to the site. The circle had to touch each intersection of the two squares. In the center of this circle he made a smaller circle of moss and fragrant herbs to act as a bed for the taming that would complete the ritual. By burning a mixture of frankincense, sage, murdock and his own blood he cleared any magic that wasn't inherent in the site. This in turn sanctified the site turning it into an open air nature temple. Carving the barrier and readying the site had taken most of the night. Ulen spent the last few hours before dawn painfully kneeling on the moss bed trying to bath the whole site in his magic.

When the eastern sky lightened from grey to the pink and orange shades of dawn Ulen got up and prepared to return to the tamer center. Strangely he felt refreshed and invigorated. He had been up the whole night and had spent the majority of his magic on carving the barrier and sanctifying the site. He had planned to sleep until the evening to recover his energy but it looked like he wouldn't need to. He wondered if creating the site had some how attuned it to him? If so he would come back to it to meditate and practice his magic after the ritual with Carrot and see if it really did speed his recovery.

Ulen felt very cheerful and pleased with himself while he walked back to the tamer center. He opened the door to their suite and was treated to the view of one extremely pissed off rabbit.

"Where were you, master?! Were you gone the whole night?! What were you doing? Why are your clothes so dirty?! I was worried you didn't tell me you were going!", Carrot fired one question after another at her master. She had woken up and gone to check on (stare at) her master to see if he was awake so they could get breakfast together. His bed hadn't been slept in. There was no note or anything to tell her where he was. The thought he had abandoned her and that she would wind up back in that cell kept on running around in her mind. Just when she had been about to go look for him he waltzed back into the suite like nothing was wrong! He had a cheerful satisfied look, his clothes were messy and he smelled like wild flowers.

It was another woman.

'That elf bitch! She should keep her twiggy fingers and pig ears away from my master!!', Carrot furiously thought to herself. She was uneasy. It had already been two weeks and he hadn't touched her once! Her need for taming was an insistent ache at the back of her mind and the spot just behind her navel. She instinctively put her left foot a little forward making the lines of legs and hips more noticeable. She crossed her arms under her chest, drew her shoulders back and leaned toward her master a little. Her ears spoiled the effect they kept moving towards Ulen then drawing back curling and uncurling in uneasiness.

'Cute.', Ulen thought to himself. Admiring her. Two weeks of plentiful food and hard training had done wonders for Carrot. She was no longer a starved looking stick figure. The rapid recovery of her D-Girl nature had restored what she had before. Her graceful arms and long elegant legs had tight toned muscles. Her hips were more prominent and intriguingly feminine. Her waist was still tiny but with a six pack showing under her T-shirt. Her bust had also filled back out. Pushing out the cloth of her shirt in a modest but pleasing way that spoke directly to his maleness. Her neck formed an elegant column. Her face now filled out with flesh glowed with youth and health. Her formerly too sharp facial bones had mellowed into a refined beauty, the angry flush reddening her smooth cheeks added to her appeal. Her brown and black eyes now alive , shone with her emotions. Her hair no longer a lusterless carrot red was now a bronze tinged red and had a metallic shine. The white, ginger and dark brown of her rabbit ears was also more vibrant and seemed soft and fluffy. Ulen spent every day with Carrot so her changed appearance hadn't really affected him till now. However attractive he might find her though he didn't like her tone. He had done nothing wrong!

'Ok maybe I should have left a note.', he reluctantly admitted to himself when she looked a little uneasy at him not saying anything. That she was jealous over him felt good. Really good. Displaying wisdom beyond his years he counter attacked.

"You look really beautiful today.", he said honestly looking her over again and letting his desire show.

'That's cheating!', Carrot wanted to shout but the honesty and hunger, for her, in his eye immediately calmed both her anger and jealousy. Really not fair, not fair at all! She couldn't help herself, she walked up to him with more sway in her hips than normal and unconsciously posed in front of her much shorter master. Waiting for him to make the first move.

"I have something special planned. It took me all night to get it ready. Just wait until tonight.", Ulen told his expectant rabbit. Looking her in the eyes.

Carrot felt her earlier anger revive. How dare her dirty cheating midget master make her wait! She wanted it now! Wait, something special? He had spent the whole night and it was for her?! Her master was wonderful!

"Ok, master. What did you do? Can you tell me?", she asked extremely curious and excited. She really wanted to know! Her rabbit ears dancing on her head.

"I prepared a site for a ritual I want to do before the taming. It should make the bond more powerful. But no one, I know of, has tried anything like this so I'm not sure what will happen.", Ulen told her honestly.

'Ritual? No one has done before? An experiment. He wants to make our first time an experiment!?', she was upset. She stopped posing and stood straight with an annoyed expression on her face. Her ears standing straight up.

Ulen had enough of indulging her antics, no matter how adorable they were. He reached up to the back of her neck and forcefully pulled her head down and toward him. She was too surprised to resist. He didn't force a kiss on her. He brought their lips to within an inch apart and looked steadily into her black eye. If she wanted to complete the act she would have to cross the last bit of distance. They stayed like that for what seemed like a long time. Carrot groaned in surrender, closed her eyes and joined their lips. It was a long but dry kiss. Just their lips pressed together feeling each others warmth.

Their lips broke apart when they both needed to breath. Ulen didn't let Carrot pull back too far. Back to their earlier distance they breathed each others breath. Ulen slowly slid his hand down to her lower back and exerted a slight pull on her, while looking into her black eye. Carrot blushed a little and slowly put her arms around him. It was an awkward position with Carrot's greater height. They didn't mind it and stood like that. Until, they were reminded of another need when both their stomachs growled. Laughing they let each other go. Time for breakfast.

Carrot followed her master to the door when he opened it she impulsively hugged him from behind. His head was just the right height for her to rest her chin on. He surprised her when he slipped his hand behind her and gave her ass a through one handed fondling. She enjoyed it for a moment and then responded by grinding her hips against him. Her arms tightened and her grinding intensified. He gave her sensitised tush a rude tweak. Making her squeak and jump a little, but she didn't let him go.

"Lets get some food before you are late to your first class.", her master reminded her. The randy rabbit girl just couldn't get a break. It was going to be a long day.

The pair headed to the cafeteria. Carrot was walking beside her master on his right side as they chatted about nothing in particular.

'That's my girl', Ulen thought approving of Carrot's positioning choice. Whether, by conscious decision or instinct she was covering his vulnerable right side.

When they got to the cafeteria they quickly ordered their food and sat down at their usual table. This time however Carrot sat next to her master instead of across from him. Like all young newly formed couples they were completely engrossed in each other. Flirting and blushing whenever they touched each other which they did, frequently. The tamer center staff who were there for breakfast alternated between grinning at the young pair, rolling their eyes at their silly antics and wishing they would get a room. All of them were, whether they admitted it or not, envious of Carrot's good fortune for having a tamer who was willing to flirt with her in public. Ulen's reputation with the Ellington, Missouri Tamer Center staff was set in stone.

When Ulen and Carrot finished their breakfast, finally. Carrot had to run to make it to her first class on time, she didn't. The instructor just rolled her eyes and sent her to run laps. Proving gossip is the only form of communication that is faster than light.

Ulen returned to the suite to review his notes on the ritual he planned to perform with Carrot. He carefully went over the entire thing step by step he would only get one chance to this right. Once the bond formed the ritual wouldn't work.

The day passed slowly for both of them. Carrot got scolded but not punished in almost all her classes for not focusing. Ulen did his best to return all the warm greetings he got from the staff, while ignoring the knowing looks and allusions to taming activities. When he went to practice his magic in the training center.

The couple met for lunch and dinner flirting through both. After dinner Carrot went to her last class of the day Air magic. Ulen went back to the suite to get ready for tonight. He was surprised when Carrot came back not 10 minutes later. She had been so distracted the Blue Vortexia instructor had told her,"Go do who you need to so you can concentrate on my lesson." She dismissed Carrot right after with a wink.

"Why don't you get ready? I'll wait for you.", Ulen said after she finished explaining why she was back early.

Carrot nodded and hurried to her room not trusting herself to speak. Closing the door she took a quick shower. After drying herself she ran into a major problem.

'I don't have anything to wear!', she despaired. She had no clothes that she felt fit the occasion. She didn't want to keep Ulen waiting so she put on the pink and grey trainers, grey track pants with pink piping and pink T-shirt he had bought her the first day.

'He did say I look cute in this.', she thought looking in the mirror. The clothes had been loose when she choose them, now they fit like a second skin. She liked the effect the too tight shirt had on her breasts, they looked bigger. The track pants hugged her legs and hips leaving nothing to the imagination. Like the first day she didn't wear socks, bra or panties.

When Carrot came out of her room Ulen stood up and gave her a fond smile when he recognized what she was wearing. He too was pleased with the effect of the tight clothes. Ulen was wearing his normal clothes, he didn't have anything else either.

"Grab your gun and sword. We should be safe at the site but you never know what we might run into on the way there and on the way back.", Ulen said patting his gun on his left hip. Carrot nodded and got her weapons.

They headed out to the ritual site. Ulen outlined the ceremony on the way so Carrot knew what to expect. It took them about an hour and a half to get to the site. They didn't encounter anything of note except a few small nocturnal animals. When they got to the site Carrot was struck by the peculiar solemn atmosphere of the clearing.

She couldn't make out the eight pointed star the boulders in the clearing where supposed to form, but she took Ulen's word for it. She did notice the shimmering from some of the boulders that had crystalline formations that refracted the light from the pale crescent of the moon that shone low in the sky. As Ulen stepped forward she followed him to the circle of wild flowers that filled the air with their fragrance. The moss in the middle shone with a silver tinged green as if it was the source of the pale light the boulders shimmered with. Ulen moved around the moss so that his back was to the west and wordlessly motioned Carrot to stand opposite him.

When Carrot had moved into the position Ulen had indicated to her. He started to undress. She watched him. She had seen him naked before, he had let her watch him get dressed in the morning for the last two weeks. The contradictions in his appearance always fascinated her, but in this clearing under this crescent moon. The differences between the right and left sides of his body were made painfully clear.

The faint moon light made his tan skin look like cast silver except the burned part which had odd shadows formed by the ridges of the scars. His black hair was a light drinking black not reflecting the moonlight. The left side of his face was pleasantly average with no strong features except his eye that looked brown but sometimes shone with gem-like colors when the light hit it in the right way. The right side covered by his black hair was only a dark outline. His left shoulder and arm were covered with smooth skin and tight wry muscle. His right shoulder barely had any muscles and the skin near the right arm was covered in burn scars. His right arm was skeletal and hung limply at his side, the skin and muscle underneath fused into one giant scar. Carrot could not imagine how much it had hurt. The left side of his chest had a nice clearly defined pectoral. The right side undeveloped and flat with the burn scar extending almost to the center of his chest. His stomach was more symmetrical with defined abs on both sides. The skin on it was another matter the left was smooth and unblemished. The right clearly showed where the fire had flowed over it leaving worm like ridges of scar tissue and rough patches like a dry river bed. The flames hadn't touched his gentalia though one scar almost reached his lower patch of hair. His penis was a little larger than average but with his height and slight build it looked more substantial. Carrot felt a warmth spreading as she looked at it. His left leg had tight compact muscles and smooth skin. The right leg was also well muscled but showed the surgical scars from the reconstruction of his thigh and shin bones. His feet were the only part of his body that matched, both were small and perfect. Finishing her examination of him she got undressed as well.

Ulen let Carrot examine him then waited till she was finished undressing. She looked magnificent in the low moonlight.

'Later.', he reminded himself.

"I am going to start the ritual. Remember to answer the questions I will ask you honestly.", Ulen told the more than ready Carrot.

Ulen,

"Let there be peace in the East, so let it be.

Let there be peace in the South, so let it be.

Let there be peace in the West, so let it be.

Let there be peace in the North, so let it be.

Let there be peace through all the Worlds.

So let it be."

Carrot listened to Ulen start the ritual in his surprisingly deep voice. Tonight it seemed especially resonant. She felt her whole body react to it.

Ulen,

"We come here in peace for our sacred purpose that is the Rite of Familiar between Cynthia Alcott and her Master Ulen Gunter Lars Yeadon. As our Circle is formed and consecrated, in this moment in this time and this place become blessed. Let our souls truly be here that the spirits of the world may blend with us in one sacred space, with our purpose and our voice."

Ulen and Carrot both felt a slight wisp of something brush against them. Whatever it was the touch was pleasant and warm.

Ulen,

"Let us call to the spirits of the four quarters of our world, that this rite be blessed by the powers of all Creation.

Spirits of the North, powers of winter, guardians of earth and stone, strength of badger, meek rabbit who you teach us of love, great bear of the starry skies, my Lady of the sacred womb, the rich soil of creation, I ask that you honour this our Circle as we honour thee. Witness and bless this rite. Hail and welcome!

Spirits of the East, powers of spring, regeneration, vision of falcon and blackbird’s song, swallows’ freedom flight, sylphs of the wind, breath of life, my Lord of the rising sun and all new life, I ask that you honour this our Circle as we honour thee. Witness and bless this rite. Hail and welcome!

Spirits of the South, powers of summer, pride of stag and fire wit of fox, dragons of the land, sprites of the dancing flame, owl you who teach us of the power of truth, my Lord of the wild Greenwood, I ask that you honour this our Circle as we honour thee. Witness and bless this rite. Hail and welcome!

Spirits of the West, powers of autumn, cat who stretches to hunt at dusk, wisdom of salmon and otter’s play, undines of chuckling brook, devas that dance our emotion, my Lady of the Seas, tides of being, I ask that you honour this our Circle as we honour thee. Witness and bless this rite. Hail and welcome!"

As Ulen called to the spirits of the world a wind blew from the north carrying a hint of pine and cold. Then from the east a wind that smelled of flowers. From the south a warm humid wind. From the west the wind came smelling of the sea. Carrot swore she could almost see the spirits appear as Ulen called them.

Ulen,

"I call too to the spirits of the lands of our birth. I offer my blood upon the altar for us both, a mark of respect for our blood ancestors and for the spirits of those lands that nourish us." Saying so Ulen used wind magic to slice his hand and let drop his blood onto the moss. It seemed to disappear before it fell onto the moss.

Carrot shivered as she felt a force rising around her.

Ulen looked at Carrot and asked her,"Do you come to this place of your own free will?"

"I do.", she replied.

Ulen,"Spirits of the east, spirits of air, let us feel your breath! Through times of uncertainty, through winds of change, will you honour and serve your Master Ulen Gunter Lars Yeadon?"

"I will.", Carrot felt the wind ruffle her ears.

Ulen," Spirits of the south, spirits of fire, let us feel your power! Through the flames of passion, and the heat of battle will you honour and serve your Master Ulen Gunter Lars Yeadon?"

"I will.", Carrot felt warmth and strength flow into her.

Ulen,"Spirits of the west, spirits of water, let us feel your flowing energy! Through the white water currents and deep still pools of emotion, will you honour and serve your Master Ulen Gunter Lars Yeadon?"

"I will.", Carrot felt something flow into her right eye. Then her sight expanded it was like she could see all the living things around her the plants, the small animals and even the smallest insects. It was only for an instant then her sight returned to normal.

Ulen," Spirits of the north, spirits of earth, let us feel your certainty! Through times of cold restriction, when problems seem immovable, will you honour and serve your Master Ulen Gunter Lars Yeadon?"

"I will.", Carrot felt an incredible sense of well being and power rise up in her.

Ulen," Blood ancestors I call to you to witness the oath of my Familiar Cynthia Alcott. To bind her to what she has sworn."

Carrot's vision swam a little and suddenly she could feel Ulen's presence in her mind like a warm glow. She opened her eyes wide and looked at him. He smiled and she felt a touch of warmth from the glow in her mind. She realized she would never feel alone again.

Ulen continued,"All things in nature are circular. Night becomes day, day leads into night which again gives way to day. Moon waxes and wanes, and waxes again. There is Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, then Spring returns again. These are the flowing rhythms of the Cycle of Existence. Yet in the Centre of the Circle is the stillness of the Source, eternal and brilliant. I, Ulen Gunter Lars Yeadon hereby swear to be as the Source for my Familiar Cynthia Alcott. That she may call upon my strength, as she have need of it. As she is bound to her oath so am I bound to mine."

Carrot could feel a new source of strength in the center of herself. Curious she pulled on it a sudden rush of power flowed through her making her feel more alive than she had ever felt. She wanted to feel it again but there would be time later.

Ulen,"The binding is complete. May our memories be rich with it lest we spurn our oaths. Let us thank the powers of nature for their presence."

Ulen walked into the very center of the circle and bowed in each direction.

Ulen,"Spirits of the north, great bear, mighty badger, loyal dog, spirits of earth, we give you thanks for the gifts of strength and endurance that you have brought to our Circle. My Lady of the womb, may your gifts remain from this day forward. Hail and farewell!

Spirits of the west, hunting cat, wise salmon, laughing otter and wise frog, spirits of water, we give you thanks for the gifts of deep wisdom and free flowing that you have brought to our Circle. My Lady of the Seas, may your gifts remain from this day forward. Hail and farewell!

Spirits of the south, proud stag, running fox, spirits of fire, we give you thanks for the gifts of passion and energy that you have brought to our Circle. My Lord of the Greenwood, may your gifts remain from this day forward. Hail and farewell!

Spirits of the east, falcon, blackbird, eagle high, spirits of air, we give you thanks for the gifts of clarity and far sight that you have brought to our Circle. My Lord of the rising sun, may your gifts remain from this day forward. Hail and farewell!

I give thanks to all those, unseen, who have gathered here today. May all be blessed, returning to their realms in peace.

O Spirit of this Place, we give you thanks for your blessings. Hail, O ancestors, O great Spirits of old, we give you thanks for your presence, your guidance and your inspiration. May these gifts remain with us as we bid you hail and farewell! So let it be!"

Carrot and Ulen could feel the forces that had gathered dispersing. Ulen motioned to Carrot to join him in the center of the circle. He held her right hand and both bowed in the four directions again, ushering their invisible guests out. They didn't want any witnesses to the ending of the ritual.

When Ulen couldn't feel any presence besides Carrot's. He turned to her and brushed her cheek with the back of his hand she grabbed his hand and nuzzled it. He smiled at her and slowly lowered himself onto the moss she supported him until he was down.

*phew*"That took more out of me than I expected.", Ulen said admiring Carrot's moon lit body.

"It didn't take too much did it?", she coyly asked while pressing against him a little. Ulen felt that this was the kind of situation where talk was cheap. He leaned in and her lips eagerly met his. No dry kiss this time, before their lips even met their tongues were wrapped around each other.

They continued exploring each others mouths with slow delight. Carrot was impatient, kissing was good, very good, but she wanted more and quickly. She began to gently massage Ulen's three treasures, the golden pole rose rather quickly to the occasion. She broke off the kiss pushed him down onto the moss and got a mouthful of warm hard goodness. Ulen not content to be passive demonstrated his true mastery of Electric Touch by using more power than usual, sending a tingling sensation shooting up her spine as he slowly stroked her back going lower each time. He used his electric middle finger to tease her anus. Carrot shuddered a little at the incredible sensation that fired her nerves with every slow circle of his finger.

She retaliated by sliding down him and bracketing his shoulders with her legs giving him easy access to a more effective spot before she took his twin jewels into her mouth while stroking his pole. Ulen groaned and relished the pleasure she was giving him before he accepted her challenge. He nibbled and sucked on her clitoris while his middle finger invaded her soft wet folds. Carrot shuddered with the combination of wetness and electricity flowing directly to her womb causing her to release more of her slightly salty sweet smelling juice. She released his jewels and assaulted his swelled pole lightly licking the engorged head then nibbling around the sensitive fringe.

Ulen tensed a bit when he felt teeth but soon relaxed and resumed his offensive on her now dripping folds. She shuddered again in short order. Ulen's pole was feeling rather tight as well but he didn't want to release just yet. He maneuvered her onto her back and slowly advanced up her, his tongue leading. His tongue entered her navel and she wriggled a bit. That tickled! He used his electric finger to good effect on her raised nipples sensitising them even more. She shuddered again when his mouth took her other nipple licking, suck and nibbling on it. Carrot ground her hips against him demanding a physical connection with him. Ulen couldn't resist teasing her a bit more, despite his own desire for the same. He rubbed his pole along her clitoris and leaned forward and kissed her. She responded to the kiss by grinding against him more urgently. He finally responded to her pleading look getting into a better position he very slowly entered her enjoying the sensation of her tightening around him thoroughly. He pushed in until he was fully inside her. He began moving slowly. She wrapped her legs and arms around him he responded by putting his full weight on her and accelerating his in and out movement. Carrot shuddered several times as Ulen felt the slow hot fire of friction building on his pole. He sped up again and finally released with a long shudder. Carrot arched her back and clutched him tighter shuddering at the same time as him. They were both steaming and dripping with sweat.

Ulen basked in the total relaxation of his body. Still in her he enjoyed the feel of Carrot's arms and legs wrapped around him. Both enjoying the glow of their shared release. Ulen reluctantly reminded himself of why they were here. He slowly slid back to his knees she reluctantly let his body go.

He tranced himself and used magical sight to check the condition of the binding/bonding combination. It was everything he had hoped for. There was a strong thick tendril of energy connecting him and Carrot. The normal familiar bond allows the master to use the familiar's senses making the familiar a subservient extension of the master. It doesn't work on intelligent creatures. The D-Girl bond lets the tamer and D-Girl know each others location and general state of being. By combining the two he hoped to create a bond that leaves the D-Girl as a separate entity who can allow her tamer to share her senses and allow the two to communicate without needing any external methods.

'...Carrot.', Ulen.

"Yes, master.", she replied with a look of total satisfaction.

Ulen shook his head and gave her a long slow kiss.

'Carrot.', Ulen.

"Mmmstr.", she tried to respond while kissing.

'Carrot, you don't need to talk out loud.', Ulen sent teasingly.

Carrot's eyes widened when she realised that he hadn't spoken out loud.

'Just focus on the part of your mind you feel me in and send the thoughts you want me to hear there.', Ulen sent to her still kissing her.

'...Massssttrrr', Carrot.

'Focus your thoughts if they aren't clear all I will get is nonsense.', Ulen deliberately distracting Carrot by caressing and kissing her.

'Master...tt...arddd...it...ing...that.', Carrot complained while being successfully distracted.

'We can do this also.', Ulen gave Carrot access to his senses. She stopped moving completely in shock as she could see, taste and feel herself through Ulen's senses. As she got used to it she really enjoyed the double sensation of feeling Ulen touch her and feeling how Ulen felt touching her.

'Master...I...think...I...got it.', Carrot sent. Ulen was a bit disappointed his distraction hadn't been enough to completely stump her. They continued kissing and caressing while sending to each other. Ulen talked her through how to control her thoughts to be more coherent.She then surprised him by opening her senses to him. He wasn't too dismayed by how he looked after all he had seen plenty of photos of himself. He marveled at the sensitivity of her body and enjoyed the feelings he was giving to her with her. They both quickly got caught up in exploring each others bodies with their shared awareness of what made the other feel good.

Right when things were about get more intense. Ulen realised he had made a mistake when Carrot screamed and curled up to protect the right side of her body. He quickly blocked his right arm and leg from her awareness. Carrot recovered quickly when the pain was gone.

'I'm sorry, master, it just startled me.', she apologized tears from the sudden pain still in her eyes.

'Does it always hurt like that?', concern in her sending. She hugged him careful of his right arm and leg, Ulen returned her hug.

'Yes, but I can't remember when it didn't hurt.', Ulen replied and he really was so used to it that Carrot's lack of pain felt odd to him.

'I'm sorry I should have made sure not share so much of my senses with you.', Ulen apologized to Carrot.

'If your really sorry...I know how you can make it up to me.', the revived horny rabbit sent to her master. Ulen was more than up to the task. They spent the rest of the night exploring just how far their shared sense of pleasure could take them.

Author's Note: Ok, the end of the first chapter. I know its listed as chapter ten but to me its the first chapter. Still this was a long installment hope you enjoy it!