Pavel curled up against the cold bottom of the cage. The steel was frigid against his bare side, but he couldn't summon the energy to move. The wounds on his back and his thighs were still raw, making him more reluctant than ever to move.
He didn't think he was quite broken, yet. Though the man had beat him until he couldn't move, couldn't even make sounds, he didn't think he was broken.
The door of the cage creaked open, slamming back against the bars with a metallic clang. The boy flinched back from the bars and covered his head with his hands. He knew what was coming; he would be dragged out and 'trained'.
"Get up." The voice was metallic and cold, fed through a voice changer so Pavel couldn't identify it. A voice with no characteristics was a voice that a slave couldn't get attached to. He got to his feet without a sound, shaking from the pain. At a motion from one white-gloved hand he limped out, holding out his hands for the required shackles. They had become such a fixture of his life that he didn't resist when they were locked around his wrists.
A chain was clasped onto the shackles and pulled sharply. Though he stumbled he followed wordlessly. The chain and shackles were soon joined by a rough, ragged blindfold tied viciously around his eyes. Hands on his back shoved him forward, over the uneven floor of the slave quarters. He could feel the stares on him as he was led through the halls.
It was normally the other way around; owners were brought to the Cages to see the slaves that were for sale. The fact that Pavel was being led out through the halls said that this was too important an owner to be brought down. Whoever was pulling the chain on his wrists stopped and shoved him back a step. "Wait here." It was the cold metallic voice again. Pavel stopped, the floor smooth and cold under his feet.
"This is the newest one, Master Spock," the metallic voice said. Pavel heard a chair creak as someone stood. Presumably this Master Spock.
"Thank you. You may leave us."
"Of course." The Manufacturer walked out, and Pavel heard the door shut behind him.