Chapter Six
In the event she slept well. The next morning Sophie told her to report again at four o’clock. When she did so, Sophie took her into the bathing area and told her to strip. She produced some iron manacles and pinned Caroline’s wrists behind her back, then with a small steel chain lifted her wrists halfway up her back and attached them to the back of Caroline’s steel collar. It wasn’t painful, at least not yet, but it was a very effective restraint. Sophie then ushered her into a small room Caroline had not previously entered. There were no windows, but several scented candles burned, providing a soft, low light. Caroline was surprised to see that there were two girls there, both naked, standing up against the wall, with blindfolds over their eyes. Sophie went and fetched a sma
