Another one of the Baern, though this one isn't one of The Demented, and wasn't written by me, but by my SO. Call it a very creepy early Valentines Day gift of fiction. 
http://www.enworld.org/forum/story-hour/271738-response-fiction-shemeska...
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Thanks for posting this gem!
So it is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you can win a hundred battles without a single loss. If you only know yourself, but not your opponent, you may win or may lose. If you know neither yourself nor your enemy, you will always endanger yourself. - Sun Tzu, The Art of War