“He asked me if he was hurting my beautiful vagina!” Jen laughed over the phone, “I shouted that it has to hurt, it’s a punishment.She told me...that the next one, number six, made direct contact to her clit and she whimpered.“I shouted, I’m okay sir, continue,” Jen went on, “He asked if he was going too hard and I shouted, not at all, it has to hurt!”Jen told me that the next spank was a lot harder and she whimpered a little louder and again, Jason asked if she were okay and she confirmed that. I agreed that it would be too much forhim so I went shopping. Bought him a few skirts, tops, dresses, salwarkameez. He was to wear the salwar kameez for his dance classes. He couldprotest but I had the upper hand. "I will doll you up," I announced. Icalled Rose home again and asked her to thread his eyebrows, wax hisarms and legs and pierce his ears. While she was doing his eyebrows, Icould see a year fall from his eyes. I felt terrible doing this to himbut it was my decision and I thought I. You and your apprentice may go." Thank you." We finished eating and then left. It was just the way of the world.I had been in Tula before and took her with me to a healer. Inside, I asked him to clean and bandage my wound. We dickered but he didn't want money. He wanted Ula. Finally, she said, "Oh Master Alaric, I will pay for your healing with my body."I nodded my assent. The healer said, "Very well, little one. Remove your clothing and let me see you." We were in the healer's private rooms. I. I think we need to have a talk.”I had the same, uneasy “Oh crap! Now, what?” feeling that I used to have when summoned to the principal’s office as a kid.Sheila turned on her heels, walked inside, and the rest of us followed into the cabin’s great room. If the building appeared big from the outside, standing in the middle of the cathedral hall, the misty room seemed to go on forever. A massive freestanding stone fireplace dominated the central space with a blazing fire radiating heat and light.