"Good morning, Fifty!" Her tone is cheery. "Good to see you are up. Ready for the new day?" I nod. "Turn round." I do as she asks. "Hmmm, nice red bum... I heard your meeting with Ylena went well. Now, turn back to face me. Good. Just look at you! A ringed, collared, and shaven slave. Very tasty! Suits you!"I find myself smiling gratefully and feeling definitely aroused at the combination of standing naked for her appraisal and the backhanded compliments."Well, Fifty, the first thing today is to. ‘Thanks. I thought the red would be festive.’ ‘If I found you under my tree, you’d be the only present I’d unwrap!!’ She laughed. ‘Speaking of presents, my schedule is just packed from now til Christmas. Would it be OK if we did some shopping before dinner?’ ‘Sure, where did you want to go?’ She named a few stores, and I said I knew a place we could go where they were all pretty close to each other, and where there were also a few good restaurants, and we were off. We walked around several. I took a long shower, and had put the image of Amy out of my head by the time I stepped out. I was rather proud of myself as I toweled dry and dressed for bed. When I unlocked the door and swung it open, Amy was standing right outside.Crap."Sorry I was in there so long. All yours," I said, thinking quickly and moving past her."Actually, I wanted to ask you something."A strange mixture of a groan and a growl rumbled silently through my head as I turned in front of my bedroom door. I kept strict. `Dullah steadied him, letting him know that what had to be done, was best done calmly. They identified the control centers they needed and exited to make some plans. `Dullah spoke first. ‘Remember, Ray, the individual you are dealing with. From what we saw in there, emotionally, he is still prepubescent. He has no ability to postpone gratification and any slight or insult is immediately blown to gigantic proportions. His shame and whatever guilt you can engender will most likely make him fear.