You will wear no clothing other than the collar, and from this moment, submit to no one except as I order or unless they know the code word." Code wor...d, Master?" A means of telling you they have my permission to take you. That code word is Lotus Blossom." I understand, Master."You seem to have learned how to address me. I am the only master here at the castle. You may talk with no one else without my permission or the code word." I understand, Master." And you will obey. If I or anyone else. "He lifted his arms and suddenly he had his hands around my throat. Just for a second or two and then he dropped them on my shoulders. But I could feel the frustration when they were there."So, you don't want my help?" Aaaaeerrrrgggghhh! That's not it at all." I felt his grip on my shoulders. "You're the one who said it; I should be creating and taking the pictures and somebody else should do all the other stuff. What did I say when you asked me if I wanted to interview Myra if she was. One room however, which had a big oak door and the word "Study" with a big brass plaque on it, he walked right by."Can I see in there?" I asked."That is private, unless I ask you to come in. You are not to open that door ever or I will be most displeased". I'd never seen him that serious before, so it really made me curious as to its contents all the more. Well after a couple of months I noticed Mum was just not her usual self, but she kept saying everything was fine, just different from what. Wanna help me out of bed?”“Sure,” he said.Winter cabins in the mountains are COLD, a fact that I announced to him.“I’ll get us something on the stove and get a fire going again,” he said. He got out of bed, pulled on a sweatsuit that served as pajamas in the cooler cabin, and disappeared. I heard some thumping, some shuffling, waited, then he showed back up.“Fire’s building. Here’s a glass of water and your pills.”Yeah – anti-inflammatories and a mild pain-killer. My backpack held the OTHER.