<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 15px">"I can't just 'get over' what happened. It's easier said than done. You wouldn't understand what I'm talking about, no one ever does. I've tried to get better and I think I've made some progress, but I can't just forget everything that was done to me. You don't get it, you never will." Zoe frowned as Daniel spread the salve across her back, biting her lower lip to hide her discomfort. She didn't want her scars to fade away. They'd become a vital part of who she was as a person and of the many things that fueled her to keep going. Now that she was out here in Gor, she realized she had to find new motivations for living that didn't include spiting her imprisoned foster parents by showing them she wasn't that little girl anymore. Everything she'd ever known on Earth was about to be thrown out and replaced with a completely different education than the one she'd received as an Earthling woman. <br/>
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"I think I'll stay like this while the salve dries. I don't want to stain my garment or get it dirty." Zoe wasn't keen on going into a lake of cold water or roaming through a strange forest on her own. Instead, she grabbed the blanket he'd given her earlier and draped it over her naked body to keep herself warm. After grabbing the wooden bowl, she began to eat it quietly and slowly. She was quite hungry, but she didn't want to make herself sick. After her first tour with the Army, she'd wolfed down so much food upon returning home that she ended up with a bad stomach ache that made her puke for three days. Her doctor had told her that she needed to give her body time to adjust after such a long period of time without greasy or processed foods. She surely didn't want to get sick out here. <br/>
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"When we get to Ar, what will my duties be?" Zoe asked softly, genuinely curious about what her purpose was. "I understand that a big part of my duties will be sexual. But as you can tell by the color of robes, I am not very experienced with such matters. I've done a few things...but not out of my own will, if you get what I mean. I'm still a virgin, but I do have some stains upon me. It was forced upon me. Even with that said, I don't have experience with a proper sexual relationship. I've seen it before in movies and TV. It's not much, but at least I'm not completely in the dark. And please don't laugh."</span></span>