He was reviewing her, her turned face, her tears, her tail clinging to her backside instinctively. His choice of punishment had been effective, though just how effective he would still have to find out. The other items he had laid out might not even be necessary, well, not all of them in any case. Taking another step forward, to show her that it was time to pay attention, he spoke. His voice loud but not yelling, stern though not cold.<br/><br/>"This is what happens when you disobey your rightful trainer, Umbre." He paid special attention to use her name instead of her pokemon type. "You could have had a far more bearable punishment, but you resisted and I had to resort to this." He gave her the time to let it sink in, turning round on the spot and putting the leather stretch back the the rock he had displayed his equipment on. Wondering whether he would do right to take another item back with him right now, or that he should wait, trust her to listen now. He hoped she would, even though he enjoyed this thoroughly, hearing her cries and seeing her hurt. He did not want to ruin her, turn her into a feral beast who could never love him as her trainer.<em>And more,</em>his mind insisted on adding.<br/><br/>Finally coming back to his pokemon hanging in the ropes, Adrian had not brought another item yet. It would be a short walk to get one now, and it might scare her off if he seemed ready to resume straight away. "Now you have that same choice Umbre. Do you listen to your trainer, or will you resist and suffer the consequences?" He waited a short while, but would not allow her to answer easily to this question. "I want a well formed answer, take your time to think. Use the correct terms, and tell me; Will you obey?"