The pain wakes up matan and he tries to rise but it hurts so much. Tears run down his face as he is reminded of what he has done to deserve this. matan curls himself up into a ball and wraps his arms around himself in a futile protective gesture. He stays like this in his kennel hoping for the pain to subside. Losing track of time he just lies staring at the cold walls of his kennel. Sometime later, he is not sure when, he drifts off into a much needed sleep as thoughts of how he can once again become a pleasing slave to his Mistress swirl around in his mind.