HARDEST. Pavel’s training is in high gear. Everything is thrown at him in this long, exciting and demanding session. Some 150 strokes burn into his ass before he collapses. The Master offers him double the salary if he takes double the punishment. In the Red Room, his suffering explodes. There is no escape from even one of the excruciating blows that now rain down on him. The Master revels in Pavel’s extraordinary struggles and Pavel learns his progress is far greater than he had ever thought.