as he interacts(or rather, 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵, interact) with his peers, the owner sees ̶a̶ ̶v̶i̶c̶t̶i̶m̶ himself in valentine, and promptly takes him under his wing. as the boy grows into a young man the owner becomes more of a mentor, guiding him in the ways of carnal pleasure for men, women and everyone in between

val experienced the loss of his independence in stages; firstly longing to join the children in the city as they played and went home to their families, then by being prohibited from taking further classes with his peers, and finally in the moment that he 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘥 his first customer, immediately-