Going back to Cage's definition of slave/sub, I was intrigued at the concept that the sub decides to a degree what their position is, based on their committment to their Master. Would that be a fair comment and would at least some submissives agree with it? Also, Dragon's muse, WOW! I've just written about a slave being branded based on research and what I've read from the Gor series of John Norman's, but to take it without flinching is impressive!!!!!!! That idea never occurred to me. To actually receive that much pain and not move or cry out? WOW!!!!