This was... decidedly too much to adjust to. He couldn't keep up. He couldn't understand. He didn't know how to react or what to feel. He felt as though he were trapped in a horrible dream. Everything that he used to know as reality, everything that he could depend on, no matter how terrible it had been, was removed. He didn't understand this new world, or how to exist within it. His mind simply shut down. He was only dimly aware that his emotions were gone. He felt hollow... empty. It was a wonderful change to the fear and confusion he'd been fighting with.<br/><br/>With his emotions as numb as they were, he didn't have to worry about her hand holding his, or her statement of feelings. He needed only to answer her question. It was a simple question and easy to answer. Speaking softly, he nodded, "Yes... please, mistress. Thank you."