<em>Miss Violet Edwards &amp; Annalisa</em><br/><br/>Annalisa bit back a pain filled hiss when the snaps of the black leather crop fell against her clothed skin. She was grateful that she didn’t attempt to his any lower. Her skin, though tough from her upbringing, felt the sharp stings and But it was for the best, she reminded herself as she tried her best to ignore her pain. This was necessary for her education and to be a good servant.<br/><br/>Miss Edwards was a good teacher at least. She had heard most teachers would be whipping her for her mistake right now but the older woman was kind and considerate. It was no surprise to anyone that anyone under Miss Edwards became the perfect examples of slaves. She wanted to be a good slave and find a good home to live or be considered to be stayed here with the Ambrose family.<br/><br/>She also certainly wanted to keep her tongue. Annalisa had heard of the horror stories of how the slaves with bad speech or words were muted. Her tongue instinctively curled when she thought of that as she shook her head in response to Miss Edwards’ words.<br/><br/>When she saw the crop being tapped, she eyed it warily but quickly looked back to see Miss Edwards and paid close attention to what the woman was saying. The woman paled behind her tanned skin, wondering how she could avoid stuttering while having a conversation with the older woman. It’ll be impossible in her opinion. Not that she’ll say that out loud. That would be very disrespectful.<br/><br/>“I have been doing well Miss Edwards,” she said, her voice slow but even, careful to enunciate her words and keep her stutter and street tongue – especially her street tongue –  in check. "Thank you for asking me that. The past year has been a marvelous one for my manners and knowledge has been greatly improved. It is an honor to be with the Ambrose family house hold."<br/><br/>“My education with the tutor Mr Benedict has been going excellent," she continued. "The man, bless his heart, has been helping my learning and they are vastly improving. Mr Benedict, no matter what happened or how slow my progress was, stayed patient. He took his time to explain the more difficult subjects to me and listened to my words and understood them.  He is a very smart, c-capable and h-honorable man.”<br/><br/>She had clearly stuttered on the words ‘capable’ and ‘honorable’ and it was very obvious to the two women in there. She blushed and bowed her head in embarrassment for her mistake. Without a word, she took off her dress and neatly folded it like she was taught to and laid on the ground. Did she continue to speak or have Miss Edwards punish her and then she continued? She berated herself for being such an idiot and hoped Miss Edwards gave out the punishment she deserved.