She stormed into the house and ran up the stairs to her rooms. She pulled out a trunk and began throwing clothes into it. She came across the purple v...elvet gown she had worn during that first dinner with Nathan. She clutched it for a moment and then put it aside. She would never wear it again. She found Maria and left instructions with her on the care of the house and let her know her wishes regarding the crew of the Themis. Shortly after, Simpson arrived at her door, with two other crew. In the hours before dawn, while his group slept the sleep of the truly exhausted, he slipped from the barracks. His skill at infiltration and covert movement were already good enough to easily evade the guards on duty and he shimmied over the camp perimeter fence and into the surrounding bushes.A quick glance at his watch showed him that he was cutting it fine. One of the members of his group had been more restless than the others and that had meant waiting longer than he'd wanted to before. The more rules we write, the more difficult that is. Obviously, the ‘work-related’ requirement will wash out anything that doesn’t fall under the ‘charity work’ exception, but that presents a problem. Does ANY charity qualify? The concern the lawyers and HR consultants have is that someone could claim religious discrimination if, for example, they wanted to take a sabbatical to proselytize, you know, like the Mormons or Jehovah’s Witnesses do.”“What are the chances that anyone like that would. Just listen to her Master and await instructions.“How do you want to be punished?”“Spanking. A hard spanking. Harder than any you have given me.”He nodded, but didn’t say anything for a minute. “I agree. I think that is appropriate. I own you and you are my plaything Sarah, but I want you to recognize that you have power. More power than you realize. Right? I want hear you say it.”Sarah nodded in agreement, “I have power. I can control my situation. I understand that.”“Why do I own.