I wasn't quite sure what happened, but I awoke later to find myself,
unbound, in a cage about 50 feet off the ground. After I'd approximated the
distance, I retreated to the center of the cage, trying to calm down. I
hated heights. I decided instead to survey my cage.
It was just big enough for me to lie down in, but it wasn't comfortable. The walls were hard metal bars, as thick as my fist. There was not enough room even for my slim form to slip through, and no way I could cut through the thick bars. I sighed and slumped back.
A sound somewhere below me alerted me to the fact that there was someone else in the room. I gulped and edged toward the side of the cage and it swayed dangerously. I squeaked involuntarily and the person suddenly appeared in front of me. It was the same man who had tied me to a platform and probably brought me here. I glared at him and he chuckled.
"Now now, is that any way to treat your host?"
I snorted and didn't deign to answer. After a while, however, my curiosity got the better of me, "Who are you? What do you want with me anyway?"
The man looked surprised that I'd said anything and it took him a moment to answer. During this time, I scrutinized him carefully, taking in every detail, testing for a weakness. He was tall, at least 6' 3" and he had long black hair that he left down. The effect made him look like a grasshopper, although I supposed he was attempting to look like a spider. His black eyes gazed at me piercingly, and there was something in the glint in his eyes that I didn't like. I shifted nervously and tried to edge away as he answered,
"I suppose you may call me Karasu." He answered in a cold, lofty voice, "As to what I want, I think you'll see," I shivered as he said that and glared at him. I really didn't like the sound of that. He seemed about to say something but a frantic beeping from a machine down below me sent him shooting downward.
Wonder what that was? Oh well, whatever that is, it got him away from me, so it can't be bad, I decided. A moment later, Karasu and his little platform returned, but instead of looking unruffled like before, Karasu seemed a little worried. I made a note of this and decided to see if I could find out what exactly had made him worried.
"Well, Fa-Nari, it seems that urgent business calls me away from your side, I'm very sorry. But do not worry, I'm sure everything will be fine, I should return in about an hour." With this, he left.
"As if I wanted you to stay," I muttered.
A voice came from near my ear and I jumped as it said, "For your enjoyment, I have provided a screen so you may see what I do to that pathetic partner of yours," and I suddenly realized what the urgent business was.
It was just big enough for me to lie down in, but it wasn't comfortable. The walls were hard metal bars, as thick as my fist. There was not enough room even for my slim form to slip through, and no way I could cut through the thick bars. I sighed and slumped back.
A sound somewhere below me alerted me to the fact that there was someone else in the room. I gulped and edged toward the side of the cage and it swayed dangerously. I squeaked involuntarily and the person suddenly appeared in front of me. It was the same man who had tied me to a platform and probably brought me here. I glared at him and he chuckled.
"Now now, is that any way to treat your host?"
I snorted and didn't deign to answer. After a while, however, my curiosity got the better of me, "Who are you? What do you want with me anyway?"
The man looked surprised that I'd said anything and it took him a moment to answer. During this time, I scrutinized him carefully, taking in every detail, testing for a weakness. He was tall, at least 6' 3" and he had long black hair that he left down. The effect made him look like a grasshopper, although I supposed he was attempting to look like a spider. His black eyes gazed at me piercingly, and there was something in the glint in his eyes that I didn't like. I shifted nervously and tried to edge away as he answered,
"I suppose you may call me Karasu." He answered in a cold, lofty voice, "As to what I want, I think you'll see," I shivered as he said that and glared at him. I really didn't like the sound of that. He seemed about to say something but a frantic beeping from a machine down below me sent him shooting downward.
Wonder what that was? Oh well, whatever that is, it got him away from me, so it can't be bad, I decided. A moment later, Karasu and his little platform returned, but instead of looking unruffled like before, Karasu seemed a little worried. I made a note of this and decided to see if I could find out what exactly had made him worried.
"Well, Fa-Nari, it seems that urgent business calls me away from your side, I'm very sorry. But do not worry, I'm sure everything will be fine, I should return in about an hour." With this, he left.
"As if I wanted you to stay," I muttered.
A voice came from near my ear and I jumped as it said, "For your enjoyment, I have provided a screen so you may see what I do to that pathetic partner of yours," and I suddenly realized what the urgent business was.