Miriam passes out, so Faridah gets a bit of a breather while Hathor and Lalita get her down.  However, this does mean that Mellisande is able to give the princess her full attention!<br/><br/>The ropes are loosened, but her wrists are still bound, so she is now balancing under her own power...even as the restored blood flow adds to the ache in her chest, even as the chain is pulled until she can only gain some measure of relief by standing on tiptoe, even as the cruel beauty calls for a whip to further her punishment...