Ius primae noctis, the law of the first night, gives a feudal lord the right to claim the virginity of new brides. To spare his wife-to-be, a young bridegroom offers himself to the lady of the castle instead.

Lady Adele likes the look of her handsome new butler. At breakfast, she sets him up for a fall. Once she's broken through that professional composure, the interest is entirely mutual.

Nursing her cane stripes, Caroline plots her revenge. She threatens to show the welts to a teacher unless Pandora takes a punishment in return. Until the marks fade, Pandora is Caroline's bitch.