The next morning, the atmosphere in that villa had changed. I did not know why, but it was not difficult to understand that my captor had done something to make both the servants and the security a little more cautious and warmer with me. After I had showered, there was a knock at the door, and I opened it with some confidence. "Your trainer has arrived," Charlotte said calmly, and I nodded. “You can come out with me; we will go to the master's playroom. There you will get the lessons you need.” “What's that supposed to be, some kind of torture chamber?” I asked wryly. She, to my surprise, laughed heartily, as if what I had said was a big joke. “You'll see," she said with a sort of mischievousness that made me curious. “Aurora, your instructor, will tell you everything. All I'm tell