So much to take in, since I last read your updates,
@gag1195. I agree that Tommy had it coming to him. But still, Luke may have overestimated his own capabilities to reduce Tommy to subservience. Luke has his own vulnerabilities as a man and as a Master. Some updates ago,
@gag1195, you wrote:
“Luke spent the next ten minutes stretching and doing some rudimentary, and not very impressive, yoga poses before stepping up to jog on the treadmill.”
Surely, Luke could master those poses if he set his mind to do it regularly. And he is already well disciplined. Even after two months, Tommy is still a novice. Luke should have shown greater tolerance, knowing full well that Tommy might still want to bolt. Tommy has not had enough time to master his own self, let alone letting another man master him.
I do not think Tommy is beyond redemption. Luke needs to harness rather than break his spirit. It’s Luke who needs to learn a lesson in humility.
