A Mother's Touch By Pendragonkuro.
A large horse drawn carriage made it's way up a steep hill...or so it would have been if the wheels of the carriage weren't stuck in the mud. It had been raining the past few days, turning the dirt road into a muddy mess. Three wolves were in charge of the carriage, two of which were tryingto free the wheels from the muck.
They were slave traders, and reliable ones at that. They had gotten their new shipment of slaves fresh from the british isles. One slave in particular came from the town of Nottingham. She was a Rabbit in her mid-fifties. She had snow white fur and was a little on the chubby side. She is the mother of many children...No.
She WAS the mother of many children. There was a fire in Nottingham six months ago. it was started by a band of marauders who had killed most of the men and sold the women and children into slavery. She was no different. her childrenw ere taken away with the other traders while she was on her way to the mediterranian. She had no Idea if she'd ever see her children again.
They were now headed to spain, but as previously stated, are stuck in the mud. "Hurry up men! We need to make it to Barcelona by nightfall." Ordered the Leader of the three. It was another half hour before they were on their way. The carriage was soon out of sight as it continued it's journey.
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The slave traders did indeed make it to the city of Barcelona by the appropriate time. She and the others were loaded out of the carriage. Her and the other slaves were lead to what seemed to be a marketplace. She was to be sold with like the others to some aristocrat. She hoped that she would at least be treated fairly by her new master.
Many a potential buyer came and went over the course of the night. Slave trading was illegal in Barcelona, so the salves were auctioned off at night. It was, however, not a crime to own a slave. Many shady characters had looked her over but in the end tthey simply weren't interested. She was begining to lose hope a feared that she was bound to die over the course of the arduous journey riding the carriage.
That was all about to change.
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"I feel so guilty, but my residence has fallen into such disarray that I have no choice." Ricardo Francisco was not a wealthy otter, but he was comfortably well off. He ran a local magic shop that sold many a magic spell, whether the magic was black or white in nature.
Recently, however, he began to get less and less customers each day and had let the shop become so messy that it would take months to clean up and he just didn't have the time. That's when someone told him about the local slave trade that arrived in the city every month. He knew it was against the law to buy slaves within the city, but he was at his wits end.
"No one would want to buy anything from such a messy shop." thought Ricardo as he rounded a corner and soon began to browse the selection of slaves. A few minutes later, he had turned up empty handed. Most of the slaves he found were mostly muscle bound eunichs. "I need someone with a more womanly touch." he thought as he looked some more.
That's when he saw her.
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The sun was beginning to rise as the traders began to pack up and leave the city. The rabbit widow feared the worst as they began to move the other unsold slaves back into the carriage. Just as they told her to move into the carriage, She heard a voice cry out to the dealers.
"Wait! Please!" She saw a young otter in his early twenties. He wore a simple red tunic, a hodded black cloak and a pair of old boots. He ran over to the traders and tried to strike a deal with them. "I would like to purchase the rabbit." he said. "I'm sorry, but we have to leave for the next town before the guards sniff us out." Replied the wolf. "I'll be willing to pay handsomely." said Otter as he brought out a large bag of gold.
"...Alright, she's yours." He took the gold and handed the rabbit widow to the otter by the chains.
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It was a few minutes later that Ricardo led the rabbit widow to the town square. He made his way to the fountain in the middle of the area. "I think we should rest." he told his new slave as he sat at the fountains edge. "...Thank you." Ricardo looked over at the rabbit." For what?" he asked her. "I was afraid that I would be put back in the carriage." she replied.
"You're welcome, I guess..." Ricardo said. "My name is Ricardo. what's your name?" he asked. "...Agatha." she replied. "Agatha is it? well then, I think we've rested long enough. My house is just down that street." he said as he pointed the way to where he lived. He led her down the street and they eventually made their waynto a large corner house.
"So, this is my new home" Agatha thought as Ricardo led her through the door.
To be continued.