Chapter 3.

One by one they were ranked and rated and now Lady Hale stood in front of me. I look down at my feet, refusing to disobey even though it's taking every one of restraint I have not to raise my head and meet her contending gaze.  I hear the faint sound of a chuckle and even then, I still don't look up. "They will most certainly have fun with you," she said. The cold of the metal abasing my skin made me shiver as she slid the cane up my leg, lifting the dress as she went. The beak would occasionally made slits on my leg and my hip, drops of blood made a cooling path down my leg. "Spin." she ordered and the change in her voice was instant. The gruff change and demanding tone had me sucking my teeth and focusing on the pain to stay obedient. I turned on the spot, the dress rode up further and she watched every angle of my body. I felt the hairs rise on my thighs as the wind blew in and brushed against my bare skin. "Very nice. Eight" she cooed.  Capitan Tala came up behind me and my hands w