Tears sprang into her eyes at each whip crack, and they trickled down over the leather straps as she tried to comprehend why this was happening to her.  All she wanted was to get away from the stinging blows, but her attempts to manage this were more instinctive than planned.<br/><br/>Slowly, the name 'Tara' began to be associated with the pain.  The drug kept her from rationalizing her way out of that - she just wanted it all to stop.