Ffion took Catryn's case and walked her back through the carpark. She held the car door open for Catryn then loaded the luggage into the car. Ffion got into the driver's seat and smiled to her passenger.
"Hi Miss Catryn, its lovely to see you again."
"Hi Ffion, it's good to be here. And hey, look at you with your smart hair and Christmassy highlights."
"Thank you Miss Catryn. I'm glad you like it."
Ffion started the car and edged out into the slow moving traffic.
"I'm afraid it's going to take a while to get home, the traffic is awful today."
"Never mind, it will give us a chance to talk. It seems strange hearing you talk about 'home'. I guess the house I grew up in isn't home any more. I'll have to get used to the idea that Jenny's cottage is home now."
"I took all your stuff from your old bedroom and moved it into the room you stayed in earlier this year. I've tried to make it nice for you."
"That very sweet of you. I take it you mean the room I stayed in when you became a slave? You are still a slave?"
"Yes Miss Catryn, I'm still a slave."
"Good. That's how it should be. I've been getting updates from mum on your progress. It sounds like they are keeping their promise to you that they would be cruel owners. How do you feel about that?"
"On the one hand I know that I shouldn't feel anything about that. I made my choice and now I have to accept everything they choose to do...."