85th of Winter, 514 AV.
The Harlot was somehow able to observe it all from a distance, separate from what was occurring and what his mind was thinking. Even through the pain, he could use it. He could study it.
His wrists and ankles were chafed. The rough hemp rope scratched and tugged at his flesh, only increasing the harshness of the rope burns when he struggled. He did his best not to struggle, though sometimes his body acted against his own will. Sometimes he was genuinely surprised to watch his body arch and spasm, somehow trying to escape the pain even though he knew he was firmly secured. Both his arms and his legs were spread wide, each individual limb bound to a wooden post. He was unable to see, a black blindfold stripping away his sight and partially dampening his hearing. Sometimes he was gagged, sometimes he was not. It all depended on if she wanted to hear his screams. When he had first cried out in pain, it had been yet another thing that would come with a slight sense of mild surprise. It had been awhile since he had been like this. He wasn't sure why he was surprised. This was what torture was designed to do. What better way to learn about it than to be subjected to it?
Faintly, he realized the gag was being yanked from his lips. The cloth tasted faintly of wine. Was she trying to get him drunk? He could smell the polish on her nails and instantly remembered the sharp shade of red that had stood out against the otherwise bland outfit she was wearing. If he could smell it, the polish must be relatively fresh. How long did nail polish take to completely dry to the point that the scent of it had vanished? It was something to research later. For now his attention was harshly demanded, her long and slightly wrinkled fingers wrapping around his throat and utilizing a surprising amount of strength to pull him up. He couldn't go far, bound down as he was. Her hot tongue wetly dragged up the side of his cheek and over his ear, relishing the taste of salty tears that lingered. Had he shed tears? Had it hurt that much? It was so surreal, applying his usual methods of separation to a scenario such as this. It really showed how his body would react on its own, separate of every thought that passed through his analytical mind.
"Does it hurt, my darling baby boy?" Her voice hissed in his ear, through the veil of saliva her hungry lick had left, the arousal causing her voice to tremble with ecstasy. He nodded rapidly, understanding exactly what was required. "Yes. Yes, it hurts so much. Please stop. Please. Please stop hurting me." He begged, the words coming out in halted gasps between shivering sobs. It was partially an attempt at acting, partially a legit reaction from his abused body, or at least he assumed so. He felt her body shiver atop him, a new wave of pleasure pulsing through her. As this was only the second session, he had yet to fully understand exactly which aspect she craved. Was it the humiliation or the pain that aroused her when she brought it upon him? Perhaps it was both?
The thought process was violently interrupted, skillful lashes with a leather belt painting perfect red welts on either side of his erection, marking the inside of his slimly-muscled thighs with a makeshift brand. His hips lurched out of the bed and a strangled cry gasped from his lips, the edge of the belt just barely catching his privates. Two different sensations of pain shot through him, pulsing in jagged streaks through his veins. One was a sharp pain, a normal pain. The other one was a deep pain, a biting pain, something that stabbed deeper than the normal pain. Fresh tears rolled down his cheeks and more pleas spilled from his tongue, only heightening her near-orgasmic bliss. "Yes. Sob, darling. Cry for me, you pathetic whore of a worm!" Her screamed demands were mixed with sensual moans, his client somehow managing to expertly place her blows even amidst her bliss.
His body lurched again and again, the ropes burning at his wrists as he begged for mercy. The Harlot had been beaten for several bells now. Red lashes decorated his body in precise patterns, the insides of his thighs and the sides of his neck being the only place left that hadn't been whipped and beaten until he was almost bloody. A firm wooden paddle had long ago been discarded, broken violently over his rear, the client exploring the lengths of what her new toy could handle.
She was delighted to find the sobbing, struggling, begging escort could handle exactly what she wanted to dish out. He was quickly becoming her favorite.
Somewhere else, somewhere within his own mind, Matthew watched the ongoing process with interest. His mental willpower wasn't strong enough yet. He had lost control of his body after so much abuse. He could only continue acting because the acting was partially what his traitorous lips wanted to say. He tilted his head, blue eyes glinting calmly as he stared intensely at himself from the inside out.
As long as there was no permanent damage, this would be time well spent. For 40 gold Mizas an hour, she was certainly getting a fair deal as well. The Harlot was so very unaware of how much damage could be done to things other than his physical body. This damage, this damage was merely the start.