Why does he have so much contact with her? Why can't he have locked her away and someone else is the person she interacts with mostly, an old woman servant or priest or something. Maybe that's what keeps her strong, faith she can be saved.
I think if he's abusing her daily, it might be a little over the top. Especially if you are writing several beat-her-up scenes. One or two will have a greater impact, and if they don't have constant contact, it will help a reader sympathize with her when she sees him coming.
It's really hard, and I do want to help, but it's details you are looking for when I don't even know the skeleton of the story. I can help with the sort of details like, "What kind of (insert item, garment, food, etc.) would she have had access to? What might the church have done if (insert incident here)? What kinds of laws would have been broken if (insert incident here)?
But as for how they're relationship develops... it's hard to help with that if we don't know what led up to it. I can only give sort of stock answers, like faith keeps her strong, she lies and tries to escape.... that sort of thing, and I think you probably want a better answer than that.
I think if he's abusing her daily, it might be a little over the top. Especially if you are writing several beat-her-up scenes. One or two will have a greater impact, and if they don't have constant contact, it will help a reader sympathize with her when she sees him coming.
It's really hard, and I do want to help, but it's details you are looking for when I don't even know the skeleton of the story. I can help with the sort of details like, "What kind of (insert item, garment, food, etc.) would she have had access to? What might the church have done if (insert incident here)? What kinds of laws would have been broken if (insert incident here)?
But as for how they're relationship develops... it's hard to help with that if we don't know what led up to it. I can only give sort of stock answers, like faith keeps her strong, she lies and tries to escape.... that sort of thing, and I think you probably want a better answer than that.