Of all the things they allowed us when we'd supposedly graduated their program, the ability to shed contracts was not one of them. [ she's rather conversational about it given that those restrictions have come back. ] You left just before we'd been here a year and, once you were gone, I didn't feel the need to follow the rigors of quota as strictly as we'd... well, as often as we'd been observing them.

[ it feels out of place to discuss them with him despite the fact that it's still han. recently, she's seen that people come back that are not the same as those that have been before and she has to remind herself that it's not exactly fair to put history on them that isn't theirs. ]

Unfortunately, with the recent war and the takeover of the Down, the Creator and his guards like to make sure we follow all their rules. So, even graduates are forced to adhere to those quotas again. [ she'd only just made it and only because she'd gotten lucky - no pun intended. she'd firmly intended to avoid it and face the consequences. ] But yes, the contract. She has her own life, her own people she goes to. I asked to contract with her because-- well, the Submissive women here have even less choice than the men.

[ he mentions being special and the look she gives him... ] You're certainly still sure of yourself.

[ but he isn't wrong. ]