The whispers filled and echoed in the ballroom. She couldn't understand the ones in Saiya'go, but several other languages were known to her.

"What a sight! A Whore on the throne!"

"Can you believe it, a concubine as the official partner of a king!"

"What hair and style! She's really something to watch."

"I wonder what the Council will say to this, there irritated with the King as it is."

"This is a party worth remembering. I'm glad I decided to come all this way..."

"She looks divine!"

"Just a low class bitch from nowhere..."

With every word she kept her head even higher, and her back even straighter. She slowly got the idea of what was going on. Her brain working at full speed, quickly deduced that she was a tool. Her role was to sit and pretend she was also deaf not only mute. In her past life she'd been to so many banquets were everyone was jealous of her, that this was nothing new. She was the heiress of Capsule Corporation, she used to be the richest and most powerful woman on her planet. She was taught how to behave in public, what to say, what to wear. Sitting there in that ballroom she knew she had the best dress, best jewels, and best partner and seat in the whole room. Remembering her status from her planet she kept her head up high and ignored all gossip just as she would have on Earth.

He briefly glanced at her. He knew she understood at least some of the comments in Universal, but her face did not show any emotions. She was as if made of stone. There was no fear in her eyes, no shyness or weakens. She sat on the throne meant for the Queen, as if she had really been the Queen, her head high and her pose regal. Her self-confidence made him smirk. He made a right decision to bring her with him.

"Dearest King, May I take a moment of your time?" An ambassador from Alvaber approached him. "May I congratulate you Lady on you beautiful necklace, is it from Alvaber jewels?" Bulma briefly glanced at the man and nodded her head almost without recognition to his words, and turned back to looking at the ballroom.

"Did you see that, she didn't even answer him, who does she thing she is?"

"She ignored the Ambassador, how rude!"

The whispers continued, and Vegeta just smirked knowing that they had no idea she was mute so they treated her reaction as being vain and aloof. He greeted the ambassador and went on talking about business. For him the most important were the whispers he heard from Saiyans, especially those from the Council. His plan to irritate them was working just perfect.

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She did not care about the ball, for several hours she sat next to him, ignoring everybody. When the guests moved to the dining room, she was lead by him towards a big table and showed to her seat just next to him. Only a few people sat with them at this table, and no one even tried talking to her. This part of the party was more interesting for her. All the people at her table were Saiyans so the conversation was in Saiya'go, and she finally had a chance to hear more of the language, her brain slowly digesting every sound and analysing all information.

Later he led her back to her room, but did not leave her side.

"You've been a very good girl tonight." He whispered him her ear. "Tomorrow you'll spend the whole day with me. If you behave adequately I'll fulfil one wish, just don't count on setting you free."

He nuzzled her neck and breathed in her scent. "You'll always be mine!" he told her ripping her dress off her. She couldn't stop trembling with excitement, one wish was a prize worth fighting for and she knew just what she would wish for.

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The next day, he dragged her along to training. She sat on a chair next to Nappa and observed him in the air sparring with a soldier. She didn't take her eyes off him, she analyzed the speed at which he flew, and the tactics he used. She had seen many battles before, she had watched tournaments in her previous life, so she knew he was well trained and strong. She briefly wondered if he was stronger than Goku. And from that her mind went to analyzing if there was an easier method to train physical strength. While alone her brain kept working at full speed, she had now tones of theories in her head, ideas she no chance to write down and test in reality. Once she had an idea she would think about it, and looking at Vegeta training she thought about the role of gravity, and she slowly constructed in her imagination a training facility using gravity. She kept her idea to herself, it's not like anybody was interested in her or her opinions. No one talked to her at all. She deduced quickly that he probably had no idea what her name was or where she came from. And what made her shiver with realisation he probably didn't even care about those trivial things. She had to make herself focus, she was no more than a prostitute, giving away her body for safely and security. She by no means could lose her heart to a monster not even interested in knowing her name. And by no means could she let her knowledge and abilities be revealed.

"Interesting isn't it?" She heard Nappa growl at her. He had been watching her really carefully the whole training session.

She just nodded at him and looked back to the fight in the air.

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After his training session, she sat next to him during the Council meeting. Her presence caused furious glares from the council members. The whole meeting was in Saiya'go so she focused hard on understanding, and slowly some phrases and words were making sense. Clearly they hated her, and she could tell most of the Council members were people not to be trusted by anyone, and she wondered how her owner tolerated them. If they were CC employees, they would have been fired long ago.

He noticed her watching carefully the whole meeting, and the sudden glare she gave him made him think about if he could trust the Council, and with every day he was becoming more and more suspicious about the Councils actions and motives. It was funny he would think about that after she just glanced at him. He was getting used to her presence, and the Council's reaction had been what he had anticipated.

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After many hours with the Council, they went to dinner in the main dining hall with many of the guests invited to the previous day's party. They were sitting at a long table, and on the right and in front of her there were more people than yesterday. Some even tried speaking to her, but she just looked at them without with interest and that's all she could do. Being mute does not work well for conversations, especially when others do not know you are mute. Clearly they had been offended, so all conversations stopped. She just focused on what her owner was saying, and what other people were talking about.

He kept observing her, her table manners were of high standard. She did not hold any conversations, which was predictable considering she was mute, however he had the feeling she was listening all the time. With every passing moment of public gathering he had a strange feeling she was taught how to behave at official banquets and meetings. For the first time he curtly wondered who she had been before, and if she was someone of some importance. However he dismissed that thought, if she had been of any importance she wouldn't be sitting with him at his table, or sleeping with him. He realised he didn't even know her name, and thought it was only for the better considering his plans for her.