NovelEnglishI smiled and was dumbstruck for a moment. Sister wasn’t really appropriate for what our relationship was. They werehusbandstoand I was awife, but those things did not exist here. The intent was genuine and a very nice gesture from them.
We soared through the dark rocky terrain. The men instructedto continue to struggle, which I did. I could feel the eyes of the other Warriors burning into me.
When the transport finally slowed, I heard the General’s booming voice and felt my hair stand on end.
Please, please, please tellthey didn’t expectto act Like a brat to him, I thought.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Damien what did you find?” the General asked as we stepped off the transport.
“A run away slave,” Damien said cooly.
The General asked a few questions and noted the tattoo peeking out on my leg. I felt his hands pull the skins on my foot down and the dress up to look at it. He knew exactly what slave I was. There was recognition in his eyes as he grabbed my hair and pulledto look at him.
“Well,” the General said, “did your family find it alone?”
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Damien answered affirmatively.
“AS per our law, a run away slave belongs to those who find it. What will you do with this slave, Damien? It has run twice,” the General reminded the men.
“It appears dirty and sickly now. Not the slave it once was at all.”
I felt ashamed to be seen like this. Dirty and unkempt, I looked a little ragged I knew. It was embarrassing the General had chosen to bring that up.
“My Brothers and I are strong men,“ Damien said slowly, “and we enjoy a challenge. We will keep the slave.”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmA voice broke the silence around us, “They have a talent to track with the sense of taste, General. They have tasted that slave. It wasn’t fair,” the anonymous Warrior proclaimed.
A rumble of agreement went through the men. My breath stuck in my throat and I felt terror for a moment. Even if Damien thought he could buy me, I couldn’t deal with being auctioned again.
“Yes, they do,” the General mused and my heart went into my throat.
“However, I know how well that particular trait works in the mountains It is disrupted like all our bonding and tracking senses…No, my boys, to track in the mountains, you just have to be a good tracker. Who found the slave, Damien?”
“My Brother, Kein, sir,” Damien said patting the smaller man on the shoulder.
“Well, there you have it,” the General said decisively, “the best tracker in the field found the slave, not the Brother with the sense of taste.”
I saw Evan’s face darken slightly and I knew he wanted to say he had been right there with Kein. I smiled at him through my hanging hair. He saw it and his shoulders relaxed some.
“Collar and tthe slave quickly, Damien,” the General said. “The Barcas outpost is not far from here. You may leave the slave there. Keep to your regular schedule,” and then the General turned to the crowd with a warning. “No one is to touch what belongs to Damien. If the slave acts untamed around you, report the infraction. ALL punishment is left to the owners.”
The General’s Brother spoke next. He ordered the second search teams out and told the first teams to take a break. I assumed Damien and his Brothers were the first search team, because they walked toward the transport withstill draped over Bane’s shoulder.
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