Verona woke up with a start; she was freezing cold! Without a second thought, she jumped into Gazer's unmade bed. She could immediately smell his scent there. Somehow, she felt comforted knowing that he was there. Once she was curled up tight in the covers, she drifted back to sleep.

About an hour later, Verona's growling stomach woke her. She got up, and was heading for the kitchen, when her chain caught. This time though, she had made it all the way to the door. She remembered that she couldn't go this far earlier. "He must have given me a longer chain incase I had to use the restroom." She said out loud to herself. She paced around for a few minutes, then looked at herself in the mirror. She saw nothing out of the ordinary, and got back in the bed. She then tried to call upon enough energy to float; a sharp shock ended that attempt. With her energy spent, she fell asleep.

Gazer finished in the training room and headed back to check on the Princess. Once he was there, he smiled. He had felt her try to power up earlier, why? Now, however, she was asleep.in his bed. "She learns." He whispered. Verona snapped awake, not in a heavy sleep. "I'm hungry, where have you been?" She said with an unmistakable royal air about herself.

"What is the magic word?" Gazer teased. "Give me food NOW and answer the question!" "Sorry, you are apparently not hungry enough yet." He then did exactly what Verona knew he was going to do, he walked over and sat in his chair. "Now what?" She asked, already bored. "Now we wait." Gazer thought to himself. "What? Are you giving me the silent treatment now?" He sat there silent.

Verona saw where this was going and got off the bed. She then walked into the bathroom and closed the door. And to Gazer's shock, she then started to take a shower. About twenty minutes later, she walked back out. Again to Gazer's shock, she had his brush! Gazer sat there and watched as she brushed her wet hair out, on his bed, nude.

Verona felt she truly had nothing left to hide. She also knew she was getting the bed wet, but she didn't care. Once most of the tangles were out, she walked to the mirror and parted her hair. Then brushed it out again. She then walked back into the bathroom and put on the dress she was wearing before. And again to Gazer's amazement, she walked over to him, grabbed his book, and sat down on the bed.

"What do you think you are doing?" He asked, but there was a very clear tremble in his voice. His rational mind took over and stated, "She is seducing me for food!" "I have already read this one, there is a sad ending." Verona says as if nothing has happened. She then flipped open to a page, around the 200s and started laughing. "What is so funny?" He asked, clearly getting annoyed. "Nothing, you aren't there yet, I wouldn't want to ruin it for you." To Gazer's horror, she pulled something he would! She got off the bed, sat down in her normal spot where her chain is connected to the bed, and started reading the book, completely ignoring him!

"Bring the book back." "No." She said it absent mindedly, not really paying attention to him. Her entire focus was on the book. "Now." Gazer's temper was starting to flare. Silence was all that was heard.

"Enough!" He walked over to her and snatched the book out of her hands. He took it out of the room in a fury and returned with another chain. This one, to Verona's horror, had a hook on the end and a leather handle on the other, a leash.

Gazer had had enough of this particular game and used his speed advantage and clipped the leash on her collar before she could even blink. Without much though, the chain was undone from her ankle and she was being led down a hall. Verona was to busy looking around to say anything.

Gazer lead her over to a table, but when she tried to sit down, the chair was pulled from underneath her and she found herself on the floor, her butt sore. "What did you do that for?!" She yelled, he ignored. Gazer then sat down in the seat she had attempted to sit in. "I am the Master in this relationship, you are the slave. You would do best to remember that. Now here are the rules," as he spoke he chained her collar in a way so that she could barely move her head, she had to kneel back and sit on her legs to keep from choking. She realized then what was happening, she was in perfect position to beg for food, she could easily lower her head on Gazer's lap or brush her head against it. He had tied her hands behind her after he chained her collar down. "When I eat, you are to be kneeling here. There are rather large chances that I will be invited to a dinner with Cooler, and you will be expected to be there. This is how it works. As you will notice, there is only one plate of food infront of me. You are hungry, as you have already said. It is not uncommon for slaves to beg for food during a dinner. Too much begging, however, will result in punishment. No worries, a warning always comes before punishment. As you can see, the position you are in is perfect for begging, but only short termed. If you stay with your head rested in my lap, you will slowly choke yourself. The collar is chained in a way so that you can barely reach; you will become relaxed and forget about it. Once you do, you start to realize it is hard to breathe. Try to avoid that, it isn't pleasant, especially not if you make a scene. Then you will be punished. Warning has already come in that regard. Now, I am going to start eating and you can feel free to get used to the new arrangement."

Gazer started eating, Verona couldn't see what though. Her stomach was starting to bother her, so she gave in and rubbed her head against his leg, very much like a cat would. No food followed. "Why." Her sentence was cut short when her mouth was popped, neatly and silently. "Next rule, NEVER speak out-loud. Later, if you have been good, I might relax the collar enough for a mental conversation, but not until you have mastered this without it. Now, keep in mind that I will probably be in a conversation and will think you are only trying to get comfortable. Do something to get my attention quietly."

Their lunch resumed, this time Verona put her head in his lap. Nothing happened, so she wriggled around a bit. Still nothing, an idea came next though. She started to purr. Gazer immediately felt her quiet purring; the vibrations immediately had their desired affect. He had no choice but to hand her down a strawberry. He was still trying not to upset her stomach.

Verona smiled and grabbed the sliver of strawberry by her teeth and ate it. Her stomach now growled with new life. She started her purring act again, this time moving her head a little as well. Another piece of fruit was handed down, this time with a verbal warning. "If you don't stop trying to seduce me, I am going to take you right here on the table. Rape or not, it will happen if you don't back off." Verona moved her head off from his lap and started rubbing insistently on his leg. Now, it was her who was getting frustrated. Gazer saw her intentions and gave down another piece of fruit. This time when she finished it, another piece was infront of her. So this pattern continued. Gazer even got up and searched in the kitchen for something else to eat. To him it seamed she had an unending appetite.

When he got back, she immediately placed her head on his lap and waited. When nothing came, she purred for about twenty seconds and waited. Food was the reward given for her efforts; Verona now had the begging system down.

About ten minutes later, Gazer unchained her and hooked the leash on once again. As was the established routine, he led her back to his room and hooked the shorter chain on her ankle and released her. She sat on the floor in her usual spot and closed her eyes. Gazer left. He had work to do.

Once he had left the room, Verona opened her eyes and said absent mindedly, "This day wasn't so bad after all."

*Yes, this chapter is long over due! I got sidetracked with my other story called, "Captured". It has gotten pretty popular at my school, so I have been spending most of my time on it. But, if people start reviewing this, I might feel that people are still reading it and update a LOT sooner than what I have planned. Well, I hope everyone had happy holidays and a happy New Year! *Star*