Blanket Coverage
It’s 3 o’clock in the morning and bitterly cold, with even a blanket of snow lying on the ground. But, despite the late hour and the inclement conditions, three bright and intelligent, young women of the Gynarchy are kindly keeping the solitary prisoner-slave in the stocks company. Well, they’ve come to mock him, actually.
As you can see, the girls are all well-wrapped up against the cold, with the Chinese girl even bringing a blanket with her – though that’s for her own additional warmth and comfort, not to protect the shivering, semi-naked prisoner from the bitterly cold wind! The Chinese girl leads the mockery of the prisoner by asking him how he is liking it, having to lie on his bare belly in the snow in the stocks? Isn’t he finding it a bit ‘chilly’? The girls laugh as the prisoner-slave stutteringly, and shiveringly, confirms to his better that he is indeed feeling the cold somewhat, and he politely thanks her for her kind question.
The girls all laugh out loud at the prisoner, and the Chinese girl then orders him to kiss her boot – something which, again, he is grateful for as her boot temporarily warms his lips. Apart from that, though, none of the girls will do anything to help alleviate the slave’s suffering or to protect him from the elements. And rightly so – for he is being punished and deserves all he gets! Indeed, the Chinese girl gleefully informs the punished prisoner that the weather forecast is not good, with more snow forecast in the morning. She suggests (after he has finished kissing her boots) that he try to get some sleep, as it’s likely the local populace will be keeping him awake all day tomorrow by chucking snowballs at him.
To be perfectly honest, that’s the least of the prisoner-slave’s worries. He’s due for another whipping on the morrow, and whilst the sting of the whip may produce some much needed heat in his bare back, he would much rather remain shivering and cold!
