LMAO! Let's just talk in front of the people you are talking about. Wow, talk about totally ignoring people. People only do that when they think they are superior and the others are beneath them. I think both Emma AND Catherine need their egos deflated a bit.
Also, the mistress should not do everything the sub wants? Ok, i can see that, but only at times. However, you can then get a mistress that totally ignores what the sub wants. Has anybody seen this in this story? Hmmm...
From Catherine, the sub should not manipulate the mistress. Ok, by that logic, only the mistress can manipulate the sub; which means the mistress is always in charge. So, the sub and her needs/wants mean nothing then? Uh, IMO, the sub rules the relationship, not the mistress. The whole conversation between Catherine and Emma shows that they think all the power slants towards the mistress and the sub is just that, a piece of meat, a person to be controlled and used at all times. My opinion of Catherine just went down severely.
Question, what does Catherine do with her ponies once she is done with them? Does she give them money for their education, because remember she took them out of college, and sets them up for the future, or, does she use the transport boxes and sell them to the highest bidder? Is this why there are transport boxes in Patricia's dungeon? Is this what Nelson did? Is this how she made her money. Yes, I'm in a dark mood today.
As for Emily, she's really in a bind now. She either denies her emotions, her feelings, and possibly her own essence, or, she becomes Julia's 'princess' forever. Julia will never whip her; she's too wimpy. Emily would be better off with Kimberly, or another powerful mistress, but definitely not Patricia or Catherine.