This book is going out to a certain type of reader. They would expect what they see in
the illustrations to be the real thing. As you know, just by reading the book, Robby, the
boy is caned and whipped, and with the cat of nine tails. These tools do hurt, but it is
only temporary, and he was only given twelve of the cane and four of the cat. Both left
marks but did not cut the skin. The readers will want to see the marks in the photos, and
these will be in full colour. There will also be three other Mistresses here to witness
the hiding, and they will watch me administer the punishment and make sure that I do not
hold back. It is for that reason I have decided to train you, so that when the day comes
you will be prepared. Just like the young man in the book, you will have several days of
punishment with the paddle, the short belt, and the flogger. That should get you in the
right frame of mind.” As Mistress Ann had been talking, they had been walking towards a
door in the hall, and when she opened the door they went down a flight of stairs. At the
bottom, there was a large basement. It was about thirty feet by thirty, with all kinds of
frames, crosses and benches. Ann walked over to a black bench with a leather padded top,
and again he followed her. Robby could see many straps attached to it and a shiver ran up
his spine. “This is the bench where you will be punished, and the other Mistresses will
be sitting in front of you. They will be expecting a good show from you, and they will
ask you all kinds of questions. You must answer them truthfully. Do you understand,
Robby?”
“Yes, Mistress.”
“I am going to start your training right now, and then you will be back with Kat all the
sooner. I would like you to strip and get on this bench, and you will then receive the
first of many chastisements.”
He had started to take off his tracksuit before she had finished speaking, and then he
knelt on the two padded bars angled at the side of the bench, his legs spread. He felt
Ann buckling the straps around his legs and pulling them tight, and then two more straps
holding his wrists. He was now helpless, and he was beginning to panic.
His Mistress, for the foreseeable future, put her hand on his shoulder, saying, “It will
be all right. Stay calm, and take some deep breaths. After the chastisement you will
show me respect by thanking me. I am going to administer the flogger first. Would you
like to see the implement, Robby?”
“No thank you, Mistress. The less I know, the better I will feel. I hope.”
She put her hand on his shoulder and said, “Good for you. Now I will begin after the
count of five.” Robby counted in his mind, but he had only reached three when Thwack!
The shock of it took his breath away. Another six followed.
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