Her shaking hands reached the collar, but François could tell it was just a show, which was natural in her state, but still such a perfect collar, that she wouldn't even see the beauty of it was a tad annoying.<br/><br/>He slapped her left cheek firmly, imprinting it with a reddish hand print, and gave her a scowling stare and took the collar back and stood up.<br/><br/>"Gifts should be appreciated as such, and giving me this selfish attitude, at your age, is a bit of a disappointment. Why should I feed you, dress you, help you in any way when you don't want to help yourself? Can't you see all the work behind the making of this object, the history behind it? Don't you see the strength in it?" He sighed loudly. She's young, she will learn.<br/><br/>"Now, hush, hush" He bent down to caress her hair magnanimously, she was still fresh and smelling good, though she would indeed need a bath this evening. "On your knees, now, firmly, back straight" with the crop he tapped the inside of her thighs. "Open up, wider, wider, and hands on your knees now."<br/><br/>When she had complied, he took her gown out and threw it behind him, leaving her completely naked. He pointed a large mirror on her side. "See yourself Cassie, today is a new day for you, it's the day of your rebirth, look at yourself." He was standing in her side, gently petting her hair "You're such a beautiful woman but you're so incomplete. Do you really want me to help you, and care of you?" He tapped under her small breasts with the crop, then hit the nipples a few times, not too hard, but firm, and precise "your back straight, I said, your chest up and out, that's better, that's good Cassie. Now..."<br/><br/>He showed her the collar "this, is my gift to you, accept it with pride and respect, and say the words 'Cassie gratefully accepts her collar from her Master'". He opened it and put a knee down to help take her first baby step into her new life.<br/>