”I tried to speak but only a whimper issued from my lips.“Oh, darling, are you hungry or thirsty?” she asked in a mock concerned tone. “Perhap... we have time for you to drink a little?”I tried to shake my head but she just ignored the movement and turned to get the tube from the hook on the wall. When she had attached the tube to my gag her hands closed the covers over my eyes and smoothed over the leather with a firm motion to make the Velcro take grip.“That’s better. You know that you are not. "The Madam answered, "I'm movin' the girls to a little town another day's ride away yet. We can make the place of a friend of mine to stay over tonight. We should make there by late afternoon." I'd feel a lot better about your safety if you would allow me to escort you to this friend's place, Ma'am," replied Jase. "As I said a moment ago, these wide open areas are an invitation to all sorts of mayhem for the unwary or unprepared." Well now, that's right kindly of you, stranger, but we're going. ..”She tailed off, than gained new energy.“I’m reinstated on the same course and all my previous marks and assessments stand, though if I do any assessments before May and the marks are better, they’ll supersede my old ones. Most of the books and material are still the same, though there are a few changes. I’m going to sit first year exams in May/June with the option to re-sit in August if I fail any elements. They understand there’s a lot to do before May.“I’ve been assigned to a pastoral. No doubt expensive stuff. She stepped in front of a large golden-framed mirror, and began to pose in front of it, feeling like an elegant noblewoman, in her long gown, goblet in hand.It felt like an eternity had passed from her days as a farmer's daughter, her arms constantly tired from shovelling shit out of stables and food back in. Yet it still looked odd to her, just how clean and tidy her hair and face had become. She went over to the window, and glanced out into the palace gardens. An.