Post by MitzaVolchenko on Apr 24, 2004 10:05:35 GMT
Tymera Nil'hiliane stretched as she rose from her straw pallet inside the slave cage. Without thought she carefully brushed the straw from her hair and clothes before pacing over to the bars for her morning meal. She smiled up at Vrok as he passed her the bowl of porridge and the goblet of goat milk.
With a low bow to him she backed a bit away to eat daintily.
Vrok, she thought was not that bad, but she knew his type well and did not wish to have her breakfast spilled for his entertainment. Fastidiously cleaning her dish, she returned them to the bars and stripped to bathe in the cistern not even noticing the slavers' eyes on her. Carefully redressing, she moved to the center of the cage and kneeled in prayer.
"Lord and Lady of the Bound grant me the serenity to serve as is Your will. Lend me Your strength that I may do my tasks without failure. Bless my heart that it may remain meek and proper. Make my tongue to speak only as is rightful and respectful. Bear me up in these things that I may bring glory to Your names," finishing her prayer with a smile, Tymera rose and set about exercising in such ways as her confines would allow.
Tonight, it will be tonight, that I will have a new Master or Mistress and a new home, she thought with great satisfaction. It had been a long and confusing month since she had been sold from the House of her birth. She looked forward to a new routine of Divine Service. If she pleased her new owner, perhaps the Lord and Lady would bless her further.
The hours slipped by in a routine of exercises physical, magical, and spiritual. And when she judged the hour was growing late, though under ground it was hard to tell, she moved again to the cistern and bathed washing her clothes as well and casting a small spell to dry them quickly. Dressed and feeling a peaceful elation, Tymera sat near the bars waiting and listening as Vrok chortled over what he would do with his share of her price.
As the buyers arrived, Tymera studied them through her eyelashes keeping her gaze properly downcast. As eahc new arrival took position, she grew more excited. A large crowd would likely mean a good price and a good price meant that her new owner would be likely to be both wealthy and have an earnest desire to see her succeed and grow in value.
Blushing furiously Tymera said a small prayer begging forgiveness of the Lord and Lady for entertaining such overweening pride.
With careful movements to demonstrate her grace she moved along the bars, pirouetting and displaying her fine, strong, straight, white teeth. With a littleprayer of thanks she summoned what gifts of the Lord and Lady she knew would be most impressive to the potential owners. Smiling shyly at the wealthiest she hid the shiver at seeing the huge half-orc in bright clothing talking with a cruel looking woman.
Then the bidding began and Tymera stood still eyes properly downcast and listened with glee as the price soared. To be sold for such a price! Her mother would never have believed it and her sisters would be green with envy!
For what seemed an eternity, Tymera stood waiting for the last bid and for Vrok to declare who would be her new owner...and for the mind boggling price of 14 million gold coins and some equipment of great value, there was at last a winner!
"Sold to Mein!"
With a low bow to him she backed a bit away to eat daintily.
Vrok, she thought was not that bad, but she knew his type well and did not wish to have her breakfast spilled for his entertainment. Fastidiously cleaning her dish, she returned them to the bars and stripped to bathe in the cistern not even noticing the slavers' eyes on her. Carefully redressing, she moved to the center of the cage and kneeled in prayer.
"Lord and Lady of the Bound grant me the serenity to serve as is Your will. Lend me Your strength that I may do my tasks without failure. Bless my heart that it may remain meek and proper. Make my tongue to speak only as is rightful and respectful. Bear me up in these things that I may bring glory to Your names," finishing her prayer with a smile, Tymera rose and set about exercising in such ways as her confines would allow.
Tonight, it will be tonight, that I will have a new Master or Mistress and a new home, she thought with great satisfaction. It had been a long and confusing month since she had been sold from the House of her birth. She looked forward to a new routine of Divine Service. If she pleased her new owner, perhaps the Lord and Lady would bless her further.
The hours slipped by in a routine of exercises physical, magical, and spiritual. And when she judged the hour was growing late, though under ground it was hard to tell, she moved again to the cistern and bathed washing her clothes as well and casting a small spell to dry them quickly. Dressed and feeling a peaceful elation, Tymera sat near the bars waiting and listening as Vrok chortled over what he would do with his share of her price.
As the buyers arrived, Tymera studied them through her eyelashes keeping her gaze properly downcast. As eahc new arrival took position, she grew more excited. A large crowd would likely mean a good price and a good price meant that her new owner would be likely to be both wealthy and have an earnest desire to see her succeed and grow in value.
Blushing furiously Tymera said a small prayer begging forgiveness of the Lord and Lady for entertaining such overweening pride.
With careful movements to demonstrate her grace she moved along the bars, pirouetting and displaying her fine, strong, straight, white teeth. With a littleprayer of thanks she summoned what gifts of the Lord and Lady she knew would be most impressive to the potential owners. Smiling shyly at the wealthiest she hid the shiver at seeing the huge half-orc in bright clothing talking with a cruel looking woman.
Then the bidding began and Tymera stood still eyes properly downcast and listened with glee as the price soared. To be sold for such a price! Her mother would never have believed it and her sisters would be green with envy!
For what seemed an eternity, Tymera stood waiting for the last bid and for Vrok to declare who would be her new owner...and for the mind boggling price of 14 million gold coins and some equipment of great value, there was at last a winner!
"Sold to Mein!"
