Elias
"Take him to the Red Chamber and chain him to the wall, I will deal with him later. For now, I will assign my little slave her place and punish her properly."
Snide laughter erupts, but immediately dies down as I raise my hand and look grimly around. The guards tie up their captain and lead him away. None of them seems to have meant the laughter. For they are all afraid to be next on the punishment list, I sense their fear and respect for me very clearly. Without warning, I grab Lyn by the collar and push her upper body forward so that she has to bend over in front. My grip is firm and unyielding. With force I hold her in this position and then drag her behind me. Stumbling helplessly and with a wildly beating heart, she follows me. I walk with her to my room, open the cage door
