<em>"Daffodil..master..Daffodil"</em>I hear you call your safeword and I move my hand away from your back, walking around the frame to stand in front of you. "You've been quite good Samantha, I think I have a good idea of your threshold now. I apologize if I worked you too hard this time." I whisper softly as I crouch to undo the shackles that hold your legs before standing up to loosen the tight chain, without undoing the manacles yet. I leave the bullwhip on it's former resting place and open the small drawer of the table, taking an ointment and sliding, just barely, it in the cuff of my shirt.<br/><br/>Pulling a tall bench from a nearby contraption, I place it behind me before taking a step forward to be really close to you and hold your right arm before releasing it, placing it gently on my shoulder. I do the same with the other one and allow your weight to rest on me, since I know you must be quite tired. I place my arms around your lower back, careful to not even brush over or below it, where the whip marks are. "Breath slowly and try to rest your weight on me."  I whisper as I slowly sit back on the chair, it is tall enough to make my shoulders slightly below yours, so you would be able to do as I say while standing up. I take the ointment from my sleeve and open it, taking a wad of it and slowly spreading the cool balm on your back, careful to not apply to much pressure on your bruises.<br/><br/>The fire that had been warming the room earlier keeps the temperature constant, obviously fed from underneath. The light of the flickering flame bathe both of us and the objects around casting a somewhat gloomy looks that compliments the dungeon air of the place. My hands move softly on your upper back before moving to your buttocks, tracing the places where the whip has marked your skin. "It will help relieve the pain and diminish the bruising, once you are ready we will head back." I have taken a liking to you, so far I hadn't had a slave so willing to follow my bidding and it is a curious but welcome change. And in all, I have no real interest in hurting you for the sake of it, at least not now.