Faridah blinked. She had never thought of that before. What exactly was so pleasing about taking a girl's innocence anyway other than the so-called glory of it? "I don't know. I've never thought about it. To me I would think it would be preferable to have a woman who would know how to reciprocate pleasure and who would not be in pain during the process of love-making."<br/><br/>Then, Mellisande's brief break in her character dawned over her, and she suddenly felt a wonderful joy in her heart. She felt like a fool for forgetting so quickly that the woman liked to act out playing colder than she actually was. Suddenly, a thrill surged up her spine, and she remembered the woman's words about what it was like to be helpless and restrained. In this situation, anything that happened to her was truly not her fault. Now, the fact that she was helpless started to seem thrilling and not frightening, and though the princess remained tense and somewhat concerned since her punishments from this point on would actually involve some pain and would be more extreme, she had confidence the woman would know how far to take it.