Regina was perhaps surprising in so far as she was careful; not one to rush, she enjoyed the chase as much as the catch and she had learned everything she had to about this new pet of hers. He was a mystery, wrapped in an enigma and Regina found that rather dull, if she was honest. So, as she watched him stand, and heard his oh so outraged words, a gentle, beautiful smile graced her face. "You will surrender. You will beg, in fact, but first I will strip away everything you are." She dropped into an easy, almost casual stance; her legs  slightly apart one in front of the other, weight evenly distributed and her hands lifted slightly. With her forward hand - the left one - she turned it so that her palm was facing the sky and then she bent her fingers, mockingly beckoning him to her.<br/><br/>She didn't move more than that. In this moment, she wanted to see what he would do, she wished to taunt him - to<b> teach</b>him that he was a foolish male, unworthy of her movements. However, she thought that as he was, as yet, unbroken he might need some encouragement.  "You're wasting time, pet. While you're here, with me, my slaves have spread out over Gotham and they are doing what they do best," her smile resembled the Cheshire cat, "just as you will. They are pleasing me. Some of Gotham's brightest young things will be mine tonight. " She had him, she knew she did.  "Unless you stop me."<br/><br/>----<br/>Sarah looked at him and she heard him - again - say what had happened.  But there was a look in her eyes which said that no, no she didn't understand. "All she'd done was talk. How did you know she wasn't just some crazy woman? How did you know that you weren't trying to hurt a crazy woman?" She glanced at Regina and for just a second there was a slight raise of Sarah's eyebrow. Ok, Regina obviously<b> was</b>a crazy woman, but she was sure Batman knew what she meant.  Regina raised a hand, casually, and Batman found himself lifting, suspended on the cross. Tilting forwards, just enough that soon his shoulders and back would begin to hurt, the constant dripping of water above him did not abate.  Regina let out a tut-tut sound.<br/><br/>"She's right, isn't she? You could have really hurt me. Hmm...." There wasn't even the flick of her hand this time but he felt the cross itself start to move, expanding - just enough that he would feel the stretch. Pain, Regina knew, was inevitable. So, she smiled. "All you have to do is say you're sorry... or, tell us what happened next and why you are a bad, bad, little pet."