" No, please don't do that. You can be the sales manager and I'll give you a raise in pay and you can hire whoever you want." That's what I wanted to ...ear but I still must punish you for being late. Take off your belt and hand it to me, then strip and get down on your hands and knees." I did as she asked and she stood behind me and hit me with my belt as hard as she could. I could handle the first 3 or 4 hits but after that she really began to hurt me. I tried very hard not to cry or scream to. " I hung up before he could plead his case further."Are you quite mad," I said aloud to the wall. It was meant for the controller.Your case officer is right here and he believes that you can handle Wiliford. The man probably wants to do a novel about one of your adventures. It will be fiction, but he most likely wants to get your take on it, was the controllers reply."You will be lucky if I don't kill him in front of a dozen witnesses. He is most likely going to make me some kind of troll with. After seeing that she was ok, he next retrieved a set of strange looking boots from some where behind her and pulling up a stool in front of her told her to lift her right leg.Jade Lee did as he asked and he removed her shoe and sock. Taking the boot, he slipped her foot into it and pulled it up her leg then he began to lace it up tightly. The boot forced her foot to arch in a way that when she stood in the high heeled boot, she would be walking on the tips of her toes as if she was a ballerina. Her World map appeared in front of her. She could look around the map and see that her world was bustling with activity. To the north of her location, a large city housed Merchants and markets of all sizes. Smoke arose from the Blacksmith shop. Zooming out to the East, she found a completely different city, filled with beings she had never scene before. [Why did I start in this Grove? The significance of this must be something important.] She flew down in spirit form and floated in the center.