So he decided he would leave her over night sat on the wooden horse. It would be interesting to witness her reaction to the pain from it in the mornin....As dawn broke over the Roman Palace Melissia stirred from her fitful sleep. Her groin and legs felt numb; in fact she could not feel them at all. Her arms were still pulled high up her back and she was still sat astride Drachius’ infernal contraption he called a ‘horse.’ The welts across her breasts and abdomen burned like hell, she had not been. ”When we got to my bathroom, we found Laura and Pet helping Leia in the shower. Their collars were sitting neatly on the counter. They all had their hair tied up to avoid getting wet but were slowly rinsing Leia off while she leaned on Pet. It looked like she was back in the land of the living. Diana just stared at the three naked women. The only partially clothed person was Mary which I thought was kind of amusing.The three women got out of the shower. Laura and Pet put their own collars on. That slowed them down in some respects, but that was more than canceled out by the resources they threw at the job. If a particular task could've been done by three guys, the Army would allocate five and make sure at least two of them were experts at it. If a part was needed, they didn't just wait for the supplier to deliver it - a soldier went to get it, by Chinook (a medium-lift helicopter) if necessary. If grunt work was required, which it often was, then there was no shortage of fit grunts. I was pretending to be fast asleep, my legs were up on the seat exposing my suspenders belt and stocking tops to the world. I saw him get in the back, a young lad of around 18 , with black hair, slim, and yes I thought good choice Chas ! he got on to the rear seat, and said hi to me, I just murmured and shifted slightly, as he sat down, I just flopped my head against his shoulders, he looked scared stiff, but Chas reassured him, “ take no notice of her, she’s out of it, she won’t know where she.