At length, he emerged from the cottage doorway, followed by Gaia and Midnight, both wearing rain cloaks. Seeing the cloaks made Amy remember what it was like to wear clothes, as though she’d been kept naked for a month rather than a day…
Anton handed Amy’s chain to Gaia, Paula’s to Midnight. “Just walk them,” he instructed. And the procession around the yard began again. Only this time Anton stood in the centre of the yard, seemingly impervious to the weather, watching the way they moved. “That one,” he shouted to Midnight, “make her pick up her feet more.” And, pointing at Amy with a whip, “Make sure her back’s straight. I want her to walk with her cunt, goddam it!”
The walking seemed to go on for hours. Having mastered the basics, the next development was to walk in high heels. The g
