To all my reviewers who all seem to be feeling the same way as me WE ALL HATE ANA! Don't worry she wont win I'm not that mean.
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Kel woke with a start the next morning. Someone had dropped something in the hallway. "His Lordship" was still sleeping so she slipped out of the bed and put her rag dress back on. She opened the door slowly and looked out to see who was there. There a boy, who looked about her age, kneeled on the ground trying to pick up scattered books and papers. Kel knelt down and picked up a book that was at her feet and walked over to him. She helped him pick up his papers and books then stood brushing her hair from her face and handing him the pile of his things she had collected.
"Good morning sir. I'm Keladry the new erm.. slave." she said with a smile.
"Oh hello Keladry. I'm Nick, his lordships son." Kel immediatly curtsied and rose again with a smile. Finally getting a good look at him. He was about two inches taller than Kel and has a mop of messy brown hair, but it was cute. His eyes where a soft hazel-like green and he has a semi-round face. He was a bit muscular. So all in all he was very handsome. "Anyway. Thanks for the help Miss Keladry."
"Well isn't that my job? To do whatever you all tell me to do or whatever you guys need help with or whatever. There really isn't any need for a thank-you."
"Well there is if you deserve one." Nick explained looking at her oddly. She was a lot more disceplined than all of their other just starting slaves. "If you don't mind my asking are you usually like this?"
"Like what sir?"
"Like I don't know like all stiff like this."
"Oh heavens no. I just don't want to get whipped or beaten or whatever the heck you guys do to your slaves here." she explained.
"Well how did you end up here?"
"Well. A girl who used to be a slave her, Ana, she pretty much turned all of my friends in Tortall against me and then well she sold me out and now I'm here." she explained. Why was she being so open with him. She wasn't even usually this open with Neal or Yuki even. At that moment Lord Glacor burst from his room clearly in a fuss.
"Oh." he said spotting her "There you are. You do not just walk out of my room when I'm sleeping like that. First of all it's against the ruled and second of all I may have wanted you for something." he snarled grabbing her wrist and dragging her down the hall. "You are going to be whipped for your impudence. That will make you a little more tolerant of the rules." Nick ran after his father angrily.
"Father honestly is this really neccasary. Miss Keladry was helping me and..." Nick was cut off abruptly when his father slapped him.
"You do not question my authority boy. What I say goes." he said momentarily stopping as Nick grabbed her now burning cheek. "Understand?" Nick nodded and stood there like a helpless toddler. Not the man that he was. "Now come on Nick. You need to watch this." Glacor said with a triumphant smile. He tightened his grip on her wrist and pulled her through a hallway or two then through a small door and down a set of stairs. In there where a couple guards and a lot of leather whips and other devices she wasn't exactly sure about. Glacor took one of the wips off the wall and nodded to the guards. Two of them came and pulled the top of her dress down so she had no top on. She could already feel hot tears streaming down her face. On of the guards forced her face down onto the ground. Then one grabbed on wrist and the other grabbed the other wrist and they held her down but still made sure they where out of the way.
"Father this really isn't neccasary. Miss Keladry shouldn't be punished for my wrong-doing." Glacor just laughed and raised the whip. The first time she felt the leather lash at her body she cried out in pain. But after about ten more lashes her screams became worse and became screams of agony. Tears flowed freely from her eyes. As he whipped her, Glacor laughed and laughed. About fifty lashes later Glacor finally stopped. He motioned for the guards to just leave her there until she got up. Which she didn't do right away but eventually she rose to her knees and pulled her dress back up. Her face was still tear-stained. Finally deciding he was bored Glacor grabbed the collor of her dress and pulled her up to her feet.
"Come on." he said to Kel.
"Yes my lordship." she said following him out and looking at the ground. She refused to look at Nick. She didn't want to see him.
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Yes I know I'm a very bad lady! But I promise it's gonna be happier soon. That's why Nick is here to make things all better. SMILES. Ok here are the rules I'm not adding another chapter until I get at least 4 ideas. Until then nope. So scurry off and press that review button and give me my much needed ideas.
..love mao..