Humiliation, the best punishment. Usually, you'd just be shot for ignoring orders, but there was a slight change. The Commissar had a ‘better’ idea to keep the men on their best and their heads on their shoulders.

Now sat there at his feet, a foot pushed under you. Occasionally moving. It was humiliating to have this happen, stuck at his foot, like a dog, while he worked on paperwork. The only relief was that the room was empty, to other eyes.