Yes. [ Her response is immediate - her voice small and meek. ] I understand. I'm sorry.
[ It's her own fault. She'd been so comfortable, so careless with him only moments ago and now she's rightfully paying the price - she'd forgotten her place, after all. She's a bedwarmer, a maidservant, a toy to amuse him and nothing more. He could have broken her in two last night and the fact that he hadn't was already a kindness. She'd forgotten herself, forgotten that, and tried to push her luck.
She moves at last - but only to grab the clothes he'd brought her and climb to her feet. She keeps her eyes low, submissive. ]
I'll... I'll take my leave. Please enjoy the bath.
[ She doesn't even bother to change. She just clutches her clothes to her chest even though she's surely soaking them through and - there's no other word for it - flees. ]
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[ It's her own fault. She'd been so comfortable, so careless with him only moments ago and now she's rightfully paying the price - she'd forgotten her place, after all. She's a bedwarmer, a maidservant, a toy to amuse him and nothing more. He could have broken her in two last night and the fact that he hadn't was already a kindness. She'd forgotten herself, forgotten that, and tried to push her luck.
She moves at last - but only to grab the clothes he'd brought her and climb to her feet. She keeps her eyes low, submissive. ]
I'll... I'll take my leave. Please enjoy the bath.
[ She doesn't even bother to change. She just clutches her clothes to her chest even though she's surely soaking them through and - there's no other word for it - flees. ]