Production of multiple copies of this story on paper, disk, or other fixed format is expressly forbidden. One of the eunuchs forced her left leg as wide as possible before the other eunuch bound it in place with the leather strips. The woman was evidently already unconscious or past the point of calling out from the pain. But the thin strands of the whip cut the skin slightly no matter how lightly you strike.” He beamed triumphantly and added, “… She started to swing a sixth time, but one of the eunuchs caught her arm. “You bastard!” I tried to say loudly, but the words came out slurred. “Tomorrow, if I am in the proper mood to forgive a little, they will be sold as slaves.”
“And if not?” I asked. His father had been on the Society’s Council. The eunuch ran to a bag at the front of the platform and returned with what was evidently a small tube of lube.