Accumulated stress and anxiety from the unfortunate events of the past days all came settling in at once, almost pushing Sonia to burst into tears as she was once again in the presence of the man she called master, the man who promised to save her, the man whom she had placed her hopes in.
Biting her bottom lip and surprising the tears which were threatening to spill out, Sonia stood up and bowed in Seth's direction and then said,
"Welcome back master".
Some seconds of silence passed after Sonia's words, with Seth quietly staring at her, and then he spoke,
"Like I said, is this how a pet welcomes its master?".
Sonia's mind had been in a state of turmoil after she bowed to Seth, but hearing his words had her reeling in panic as she had no idea what she had done wrong.
"Welcome back master" Sonia repeated some seconds later, but this time she went down on her knees.
