In the foreground (only feet from our vantage point inside the lift car) a gaggle of serving boys sat patiently on a bench, holding huge pewter trays ...aden with exotic poultry and fruit dishes. Two serving wenches (barely 18) stood nervously behind the youths, holding flagons of wine and drinking vessels. Mid-way along the cloister, in a small alcove, a lady-in-waiting sat silently embroidering opposite the Queen’s bedchamber.Then from a studded door beside the fireplace King Henry VIII himself. Rowan listened sleepily as her father and the man he’d just given her to decide that there wouldn’t be a long engagement. Her father argued for the marriage to take place immediately, but she noticed an odd look on Niall’s matchless visage as he shook his head. ‘Nay. A sennight hence is soon enough.’ he said firmly. Then her father insisted upon what he called a viewing, and had Rowan’s body servant fetched. ‘I’ll not have either of you avoid this match later, then, by repudiating based on. I noticed the convex curve of my stomach and the fleshy curve of my hips and thighs, reminding myself that I should loose 5 pounds. I noticed the rounded swell of my 'small B' cup breasts. I noticed the even light tan of my skin and giggled softly as I noticed no panty or bra line paleness.I noticed the hairlessness of the flesh between my legs and the puffiness of the flesh reflected through the mirror behind the pond and remembered the session with the hair remover early that morning. I. Now for a nicelittle twist. For the next 100 swats, I will have your little bitchadminister the punishment while I relax and watch."With that she pulled Michelle up and handed her the paddle. "Now I wantyou to remember, if I even suspect that you are not putting your allinto every swing you'll have to start the count over. And... for everyhalfhearted swing you'll earn ten more for yourself. Now go ahead andstart, I keep count."I don't know how long it lasted. Michelle was swinging at least as.