Umbre trembled as she hung there, wishing that she wasn't so openly exposed to him, both physically and emotionally, from where the tears started to roll down the fur of her face. His punishment was more than effective. It did what he wanted. She had thought that she was much stronger than what she was, but this showed her exactly how much she lacked. Despite the fact that she didn't want him to see her tears, Umbre looked at Adrian as he began to speak to her. Slowly, she nods to him, ears drooping low and her tail remaining tucked between her legs.<br/><br/>For a moment, she watches as he turned and walked back to the rock where his equipment was laid out and he lays down the leather stretch. Each place where he had struck her was still stinging horribly and a fresh set of tears welled up in her eyes when she moved the wrong way, crying out softly as the pain tore through her backside. She whimpers, trying not to move anymore even though she was uncomfortable spread out as she was.<br/><br/>When Adrian returned to stand before her, she looked down to hide the tears even though she know he had heard her cry out only moments before. Listening to him, she looks up slowly so that he didn't have any reason to strike her again. Swallowing hard, Umbre nods a bit in understanding of what he was saying to her, and also saying that she would obey. But she knew she wouldn't get away without speaking, as he said he wanted her to do. Choking back the small bit of pride she had left, she begins.<strong>“I...I understand and will obey you, my Trainer.”</strong>Her voice was soft, wavering with her effort to keep anymore tears from gathering to spill down her cheeks. She was quickly realizing that she was not going to win against him.