Mistress Danielle strutted her way through the dark wooden door of the temple. It's white bricks had been in view for longer that she would have liked, but she didn't want to push her pet too much. Mira had done well with keeping up, and Danielle was beginning to think that she had resigned herself to her fate. Tayna followed behind then, quiet and lost in her own world. Several of the other Sisters greeted Danielle and Tayna with smiles and congratulations.
"Mistress Danielle, so lovely to see you again. I see you caught your prize. What do you say I come help you with training her?" Mistress Cara asked.
Danielle stopped dead in her tracks. As much as she respected Cara it was unusual for her to offer her services. Danielle wanted to back hand her for her insolence, but simply replied coldly, "I'm tired Cara, perhaps another time, after I've had a bath and some sleep."
She continued her walk to her chambers and once there shooed off Tayna. She dropped the chain on a heavy looking table. The pain did not come for Mira. "These are my personal chambers. As long as you remain good you shall be allowed to stay in here. Do anything that displeases me and you will find yourself in a place much worse than this." Her voice was soft, tired. She removed the chain from around Mira's neck and replaced it with a collar.
"This collar will allow you to move freely within the temple, but you will not be able to leave. Now straight down the hall, last door on the left is the water room. I want you to bring buckets of warm water to fill my tub there in the corner. Oh and pet, make it quick, I would hate to have to punish you for the water getting cold. The bucket is there." Danielle pointed to a buck sitting on the table. She waited to leave before she began striping, starting with her gloves.