Faridah nodded to her tormentor. "I hear and obey," she responded, using her vast years of experience watching the actions of attendants in the palace in order to know how to act, and she took hold of the other slave by her arm. When Mellisande was far enough ahead and nobody was listening, she took the opportunity to whisper, "I'm sorry," to the other girl, though how much comfort she would take in that it was hard to say. There was no difficulty in directing the slave towards the other room, as her strength surpassed even some of Mellisande's guards.<br/><br/>With a brief respite offered to Faridah, she took the opportunity to catch her breath and recompose herself. So far, she had somehow been able to keep her composure despite the lewd actions she was forced to undertake. That same strength would be needed to not only survive what was coming, but to avoid surrendering her own will and becoming a slave herself.