"Liz tried to mentally prepare herself but suddenly four extremely hard continuous strokes of the cane bit into her bottom. Liz shrieked in pain, one ...ong continuous shriek. A shriek similar to that she remembered hearing before from other women. As the Officer had said she would remember those last four strokes. 'She would also like to remember her Punishment Officer,' she thought.Then suddenly the caning was over. The Correctional Officer undid all the straps and ordered Liz off of the. This was the attractive brunette's second year now at the school, and Alice felt that she would like to stay for a long, long while.It was easy to spend most of her time studying, planning lessons, and correcting papers. That way the pretty dark-haired teacher had little time to think of the past. Even so, however, there were moments when that past pressed into the present, bringing with it unwanted memories.This was one of those disturbing moments, and Alice blinked her eyes rapidly at her own. ”“Would you say that I’ve fulfilled your wish then?” Tillian asked. The raft vanished from her palms, and the gold coin appeared. “I’ve earned your gold coin then?”Leya interrupted, “Not quite. Myre is still engaged to Prince Toler, and he will surely send his soldiers here after us. We need to be totally free from him.”“He won’t be able to come here,” Tillian said confidently. “Only the pure of heart can enter. The forest takes care of other intruders.”“I don’t think Prince Toler would give up. In fact, at the time of her waking,she should have had soft skin tissues already forming around the plastic inher hand. For the next few hours she begged me to let her go. This was not her intention,she contended. I listened for what seemed like days only to show her the documentthat she had signed. She cried as I made her read it allowed again. Then, holding her in my arms, I explained to her that I intended on livingup to my end of the bargain and that I knew she intended on living up to.