The girls in the back were clapping in applause as Mom said, "Well said honey, I couldn't have done better myself. You certainly have stepped up and b...came the Man of the House today.I scooted close to mom laying my head on her shoulder as we drove on down the highway..."Charles ... wake up, we're stopping for the night," mom said."Oh, thanks Mom — Where are we anyway?" About halfway to our destination, Charles — wake up your sisters, please?" Sure thing Mom — I turned off the ringer, but Dad. " Then he noticed Victoria looking very much the worse for wear being supported by both of them."Oh God! What's happened to Miss Victoria?" His distress was obvious."Someone spiked her drink," said Mark.Sergeant Roberts was thunderstruck. "In the Officers' Mess?" he asked incredulously.Mark nodded. "I'm ashamed to say so," he said.Sergeant Roberts forgot himself for a moment. "Fucking hell!" he said. "Hrumph! Beg pardon, Ladies. Can I do anything to help, Sir?"Mark smiled at him. "Yes, you. ”“That's a start, but I will not let you get away without punishment. The court makes the following verdict: twenty strokes with the paddle, ten strokes with the leather strap and five cane strokes,” she taps her gavel to make it clear that the verdict can now be enforced.“If you want, Cassandra will warm you up with her hand for five minutes. A warmed butt gets used to the pain faster. It is your decision.”I decide to warm up, I get up and go to the punishment buck, Cassandra comes up to. He bends over and grabs several pieces of rope from under his bed. Pushing her onto her back, he ties the ropes around her wrists and ties them to the bedpost. Next, he ties her ankles as well. She can feel the rope digging into her soft skin and gasps in pain. She knows now exactly what she is being punished for. Disobedience and outright defiance are the two things He finds intolerable. She knew what she had done wrong, but she didn’t think that she deserved to be punished too severely..