Holly answered the question with one of her own. “Would you do
anything for me, Orion?”
The boy’s face seemed to light up. “Of course. Absolutely
anything.”
“Close your eyes and count to ten.”
Orion was disappointed. “What? No tasks? Not even a dragon to
slay?”
“Close your eyes if you love me.”
Orion did so immediately, and Holly prodded him in the neck with a
battery-powered Shokker. The electrocuted boy slumped in the
harness, two electrode burns smoking gently on his neck.
“Nicely done,” said Foaly nervously.

- The Atlantis Complex, Chapter 7