Glorious, the colors which threw themselves from colossal beam. It arose as it always did to signify the height of the day, shimmering faint touches of lavender and amethyst across buildings that yearned for a stone sky.
Enwrapping the vision of noon in the middle of the earth came the sound of market place murmurs. Slave vendors hawking the very best surface males, 'broken twice! Guaranteed to never fight back! Very susceptible to magic for your experiments!,' while males milled near the vanity booths, pondering which fragrance would please their mistress more. The cadence of heavy guardsmen?s boots mixed with all of it, a steady heart-beat over the delicate silk slippers of male house slaves.
"Kyorl jalbol dos saph?" Her reverie broken by the oil-slick hiss of a vendor nearest her. She turned to glance disinterested over one shoulder. The other female was missing an eye, its socket empty, with a ragged silver scar running from brow to nose. When she grinned at her, she revealed a few missing white teeth.
"No, I do not. And if you have any sense at all, you would do well not to approach me with your wares, old hag," scornful. Suliss' urn straightened from her lean to look down upon the older woman.
"Young Mistress, I meant no respect," crackled in a voice made brittle paper from hundreds of years. "--but these slaves are special! Come, come --"
"Shut up,? snapped from wide mouth. Her soft soled leather boots propelled the drowess away from her resting place and sent the female prowling restlessly through the crowd. She should have remained in her rooms to study. Her younger sister Ssin', however, was rather well versed in coercing her older sister to come with her. Why, however, Suliss' allowed her to do so, was still unknown.
Pushing through a gaggle of smaller males gathered near a jewelers stall, pointed ears strained to pick out the melodic, higher pitched tones of her sibling. It was not difficult to find where Ssin? meandered too then, all she had to do was focus on the warbling words of delight.
?Oooh. So very lovely. How old did you say he was?? This, Suliss? clearly heard when finally cornering her younger sibling at a vendor?s stall cluttered with large cages.
?No more than a century at least. Taken on a raid Mistress, he was very young so we were able to break him with far more ease than the others.?
Suliss? sister was bent over a smaller cage, poking the tip of leather handled whip in between bars at a pale skinned male huddled sullenly within. His features covered by a crudely sewn mask that zippered over his mouth.
?What is that for?? Of handedly, Suliss? indicated the strange mask, placing one hand on her sisters shoulder and urging her away from her curious poking.
The slave mistress bowed quickly at the appearance of the elder female, before unfurling long black fingers toward the cage.
?While he obeys commands with the utmost precision, he still tends to easily excite in a crowd and often bites. Since we filed his teeth as a child, this becomes problematic in some situations.?
Lazily, Suliss turned brown eyes upon the male, who dully looked off into the distance. It was upon second glance that she noticed the graceful curl of pale pointed ear. How remarkable.
?I want him.? Ssin? exclaimed, rolling her eyes to look up at Suliss? to give her the trademarked child-like gaze which most often made others bend to her will so very easily. And Ssin? knew this.
?You have one already. If you get this one, they may not like each other and fight.? But the tone in which Suliss spoke it was dubious at best. Ssin? heard this and knew she had won already.
?No I don?t! He?s not pale like this one,? the little girl pointed. Suliss? took a deep breath before glancing aside at the delighted slave mistress.
?You will deliver that. I trust you know where to take it?? The slave mistress nodded enthusiastically, rubbing her hands together. Suliss made a soft sound at the back of her throat, wheeling the delighted younger girl around by the shoulders to point her toward home.
?You will be late for your studies.? She told her sister, who made inappropriate noises from one of her station, to which Suliss promptly reminded her who she was, and sent the child off at a run. Mingling in the crowd, four diminutive seeming males turned their eyes to the older female without question. With a slight nod, Suliss indicated that they should follow to make sure Ssin? did in fact, make it to her destination.
Suliss watched until the little girl was far out of sight, house guards tailing silently behind.
She had little to no idea how much of an utter mistake purchasing that pet, would be.
Enwrapping the vision of noon in the middle of the earth came the sound of market place murmurs. Slave vendors hawking the very best surface males, 'broken twice! Guaranteed to never fight back! Very susceptible to magic for your experiments!,' while males milled near the vanity booths, pondering which fragrance would please their mistress more. The cadence of heavy guardsmen?s boots mixed with all of it, a steady heart-beat over the delicate silk slippers of male house slaves.
"Kyorl jalbol dos saph?" Her reverie broken by the oil-slick hiss of a vendor nearest her. She turned to glance disinterested over one shoulder. The other female was missing an eye, its socket empty, with a ragged silver scar running from brow to nose. When she grinned at her, she revealed a few missing white teeth.
"No, I do not. And if you have any sense at all, you would do well not to approach me with your wares, old hag," scornful. Suliss' urn straightened from her lean to look down upon the older woman.
"Young Mistress, I meant no respect," crackled in a voice made brittle paper from hundreds of years. "--but these slaves are special! Come, come --"
"Shut up,? snapped from wide mouth. Her soft soled leather boots propelled the drowess away from her resting place and sent the female prowling restlessly through the crowd. She should have remained in her rooms to study. Her younger sister Ssin', however, was rather well versed in coercing her older sister to come with her. Why, however, Suliss' allowed her to do so, was still unknown.
Pushing through a gaggle of smaller males gathered near a jewelers stall, pointed ears strained to pick out the melodic, higher pitched tones of her sibling. It was not difficult to find where Ssin? meandered too then, all she had to do was focus on the warbling words of delight.
?Oooh. So very lovely. How old did you say he was?? This, Suliss? clearly heard when finally cornering her younger sibling at a vendor?s stall cluttered with large cages.
?No more than a century at least. Taken on a raid Mistress, he was very young so we were able to break him with far more ease than the others.?
Suliss? sister was bent over a smaller cage, poking the tip of leather handled whip in between bars at a pale skinned male huddled sullenly within. His features covered by a crudely sewn mask that zippered over his mouth.
?What is that for?? Of handedly, Suliss? indicated the strange mask, placing one hand on her sisters shoulder and urging her away from her curious poking.
The slave mistress bowed quickly at the appearance of the elder female, before unfurling long black fingers toward the cage.
?While he obeys commands with the utmost precision, he still tends to easily excite in a crowd and often bites. Since we filed his teeth as a child, this becomes problematic in some situations.?
Lazily, Suliss turned brown eyes upon the male, who dully looked off into the distance. It was upon second glance that she noticed the graceful curl of pale pointed ear. How remarkable.
?I want him.? Ssin? exclaimed, rolling her eyes to look up at Suliss? to give her the trademarked child-like gaze which most often made others bend to her will so very easily. And Ssin? knew this.
?You have one already. If you get this one, they may not like each other and fight.? But the tone in which Suliss spoke it was dubious at best. Ssin? heard this and knew she had won already.
?No I don?t! He?s not pale like this one,? the little girl pointed. Suliss? took a deep breath before glancing aside at the delighted slave mistress.
?You will deliver that. I trust you know where to take it?? The slave mistress nodded enthusiastically, rubbing her hands together. Suliss made a soft sound at the back of her throat, wheeling the delighted younger girl around by the shoulders to point her toward home.
?You will be late for your studies.? She told her sister, who made inappropriate noises from one of her station, to which Suliss promptly reminded her who she was, and sent the child off at a run. Mingling in the crowd, four diminutive seeming males turned their eyes to the older female without question. With a slight nod, Suliss indicated that they should follow to make sure Ssin? did in fact, make it to her destination.
Suliss watched until the little girl was far out of sight, house guards tailing silently behind.
She had little to no idea how much of an utter mistake purchasing that pet, would be.