~Musings of My Slave~ The room was still dark as she awoke, with only a dim sliver of light seeping throug the heavy curtains that covered the lone window. Whether they blocked out moonlight or sunlight, she could not tell. She did not know how long she dozed fitfully here in this room. The pain was still there, like background music flowing through her body. The pain was not overpowering now, but still there, just below the surface, a throbbing ache in her sore muscles, a dull warmth rising from her bruised skin. Her arms and legs were still stretched out, to the posts of this large bed upon which she lay. She felt a slightly cool draft waft across her bare legs, stomach and breasts. She was still naked, still bound, still here in this room, this prison, this haven, this paradise where she had endured such punishment and found such strangely erotic pleasure. She was alone, her Master nowhere to be seen, yet she could feel her soul reaching out in longing for his presence, his touch, his power. Her eyes scanned the room quickly, taking in her bondage, her nakedness, her helplessness, her bruised skin. She sighed as she thought to herself this is exactly where I long to be.