“No, wait my friend. There should be no need to work so hard at the task. Indeed, it is her duty to learn to yield…and she must do so willingly. A concubine must be taught that nothing she has can be denied to her master. My chamberlain has devised some clever methods he uses in training even the most recalcitrant women. Come let me show you. Uzack!”
Instantly, that worthy appeared at the King’s elbow. The chamberlain was responsible for the royal household as well as keeping the King’s constantly squabbling women in line. I didn’t envy him his task, yet Uzack, a thin, balding man with an effeminate manner, seemed to quite enjoy himself, especially when he could exercise his authority as disciplinarian of that unruly brood of females. It was widely rumored that, while he might occasionall
