Vera began to feel quite relaxed after a time of slowly and very gently being fed delicious foods of varying temperatures, consistencies, and flavors.

She sighed as the warm ghost of Vulpes' breath peppered along her jaw, his lips quite soft in contrast to his teeth, which occasionally nipped at her lips as he shared a piece of Mutfruit with her.

Vera didn't even protest when he undid the clasps of her robes, letting the white fabric smooth down her chest until it hung loosely at her hips.

"This doesn't feel like a lesson-," Vera was interrupted by the cold liquid that was suddenly poured over her chest, the contrast of its icy temperature against the hot room making her jerk in shock. "Ahh…"

"You seem to be benefiting from it…" Vulpes mused against her breast, the great heat of his tongue making a dark shiver roll along the Courier's spine. "I've never seen your posture so exceptional."

She gave a languorous groan, squirming restlessly against the weight of his hands binding her arms to the chair, his teeth scraping against the baby-soft skin of the side swell of her breast.

Vera wondered if maybe this lesson was a guise merely in lieu of Vulpes' secret thanks to her recent calm obedience. He had never been so affectionate and gentle with her in their entire time together, and in all honesty it was rather relaxing.

However, the Courier still found herself wanting to hurt the Frumentarii deeply, whether that be with words, actions, or fists.

It was a mutual feeling, she was sure. Somehow, though, she wanted Vulpes to hurt her. She supposed they both did so as justification for their relationship.

As if to say, 'Oh its okay if we fuck each other senseless and act like husband and wife, as long as I slap the shit out of her and she cracks me one every once in a while.'

She figured there would always be that underlying hate for this man, after whatever happens between the two of them happens, whether she is freed or if she chooses to stay.

They are enemies after all—two sides of a coin, she supposed.

"Oh!" Vera twitched away from the warm, strong fingers between her thighs, her lapse in conscious thought temporarily distracting her from Vulpes' intentions. But by then they had sunk deeply into her body, already wet from the various fruit juices he had been experimenting with. "This is—new…"

Vulpes hummed as he worked his fingers slowly and thoughtfully, as if curious with what equipment she had going on. He was so professional and gentle about it, and with the way she had her legs spread she almost felt as if she were reliving that awkward gynecology appointment with Arcade…

She cursed under her breath at such thoughts, almost ruining her buzz, as a piece of salty mirelurk meat pushed past her lips and coated her tongue with a fishy sauce. "This really doesn't feel right… Are you sure I'm not being rewarded?"

Vulpes gave a sigh as a private smile spread over his lips, curling his fingers absently—inciting a lovely curse from the now panting Courier—as he gave a shrug unseen to her blind-folded eyes. "Don't speak with your mouth full."

"Vulpes, God—would you just—ugh…" Vera squirmed in frustration at the lack of girth the man's fingers provided in contrast of another part of his anatomy. "I get it, okay? Sit up straight, be polite, shut up, and chew with your mouth closed. Could you just—please-,"

"Please, what?" Vulpes snapped in impatience, pinching the swell of the girl's thigh as she tried to force her hips forward against him. "You have the insufferable habit of complaining in incomplete sentences. Use your words, you child."

Vera took a deep breath, attempting to calm herself down as the fingers working between her legs unceremoniously left the warmth of her body. She didn't really know why she was so antsy. There were reasons, of course, the main one being the current unrelieved state of her arousal.

If she could just relax, just not let that utterly condescending tone needle its way back into her head…

But then, of course, she felt his unnaturally warm, sticky fingers brushing along her lips and his breath at her ear. "Open your mouth."