Once she is again clean down below, her nectar licked up from her sex, I smile to Lelika. Now she may know that she can expect pleasure from me as well as pain, that this is going to be a union of love, even if I am going to hurt her - and enjoy hurting her. I certainly won't be going easy on her, but she can know that I will do what I do with love and care.<br/><br/>And so I help my novice to her feet, leading her up out of the tub and fetching the towel. I rub her whole body down, drying her off, before letting her do the same to me, and then, still nude, I lead her back out to our bedroom.<br/><br/>"Okay Lelika... light nine candles and arrange them in a circle around us, then kneel on the floor for the ceremony."<br/><br/>I take four items out and place them clearly on the bed: a length of black ribbon, a finely crafted riding crop to match my noble appearance and tastes, a traditional nine-tailed whip of Loviatar and finally, a horse-hair whip, one that would barely carry any sting at all.