Unleashed

Master has been training shayla intensely the past few months. In that time, for various reasons, she has not been out much. With the rare exception, Master has not had much opprotunity to introduce shayla to his friends or to take her out. She has spent her time caring for his place, working, training, all within a 4-mile radius of their home. It has given her time to adapt to and settle into her still-new life under her Master's hand.

Master and Kae have been friends for a number of years, and she knows and, to some extent, understands the nature of our relationship. So when Master needed to help someone with a move, shayla was packed up and taken to Kae's for a few days. It's about an hour and a half away from their home, outside one of the towns that are nearby Houston. Kae's the original country girl. She actually lives across the street from the house she grew up in. A wonderful lady, though, who seems to have the ability to meld into whatever environment she happens to be in and look and feel right at home. We enjoy each other's company and conversation.

A break from the routine, the usual scenery, in an enjoyable place with enjoyable people shayla feels comfortable with. But something strange, still. Even though being away from her normal routine and into a different environment was a welcome change, she was not fully comfortable. Shayla felt off, disjointed, as if she was in something that she was no longer suited for. Her Master in a conversation actually used the term 'lost'.

There have been times that Master has taken shayla out. And during those times she was, as with the visit with Kae, expected to behave as what she was, kajira. Respectful, deferential, conscientious of the respect to the Free she is expected to display. But this was different, because her Master was not there. Nor would he be there until 3 days later. So shayla was no longer out of her Master's home and no longer in his reach. Essentially, she was alone and out of the hot-house in which she'd been nurtured.

For she is no longer suited to this life. And while she enjoys being around people, friends, even strangers when she goes to places, she is other than those around her. Better than? less than? Not at all, but even when she is not in her Master's presence and under his hand, she is still a kajira. And that fact causes a subtle divergence when she's with others. So as she was at Kae's, she was in, to her, an unfamiliar situation. One in which she needed to be aware of what she was and still be 'one of the family.' One person being two things at the same time, almost. But it was a learning experience. Shayla was able to manage both somehow. Able to meld herself into the situation and be both buddy and one who served.

Overall, it was a very enjoyable few days. And shayla got something she always looks for in any situation, she learned something.

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