The riding crop stings his bare soles so much, he wants to run away immediately, as Mistress Ariel's first stroke reaches him. But he mustn't and he can't run, first because Mistress Ariel would punish him even more, second, his soles are so sore from the strokes already, that he can't even walk. Mistress Ariel firmly hold her riding crop, clad in black shorts and top with boots, she doesn't stop his falaka, until he is totally devastated.