She was ruff and mean towards my sore nipples. It was as if she was getting off on the act. I grew tired of trying to get away from the pain and fin...lly just laid there accepting it. Surprisingly, I’d begun to welcome the pain. Almost thinking it as a welcomed friend. This was her intent. She knew I’d surrender eventually, she’d done it to many people before. I was no different to her. I wasn’t ?little Jimmy? to her anymore. I’d become just another of her slaves who paid for such. " That's alright. You noticed some of them. The technical definition of 'subliminal' is that the insertion is detected no more than fifty percent of the time. For this biofeedback regimen, we like to be right on that edge. Sometimes you will notice the stimulus you are reacting to, sometimes you won't. But you will react, regardless." Well, I sure reacted, at least at first." Yes, you did. During this phase, we were no longer working on free floating, randomly arriving anxiety cues. We were. [Please, I will do all I can for you. Please, don’t fear me.]“Naci, daughter of Tall bear and Palaki. I unite you to Toman, Grandson of Reginald friend of the tribe. Son of Tollan and Drenna. Know both of you this is a sacred bond uniting both of you to one. What you have is far stronger than the rivers and earth. Cherish it always as it will you.” The shaman turned both of us to the rest of the tribe. “These two are now joined before the Great Spirit, may the blessings always shine upon the. I sighed and said, "More than the possibility of upsetting you, I'm upset with myself. In my rush to acquire your help, I hadn't considered the long term. What did I really have planned for you once I found out whether you would help or not? I honestly didn't know. I never thought beyond my immediate goal, and for that, I'm sorry."She frowned and glanced at Katrina. "You did this so I'd help you get Katrina from my brother, and for no other reason?"I could tell by her tone that I hadn't said.