It was before dawn, and Helotes was finishing the dregs of his first cup of the new tea. It was heavenly, but he had yet to truly earn the wonderful herb; rose hips, what a treat. Finishing off the drink, and feeling much more refreshed then he believed he would have at this hour, the Hydra gathered his tea set and placed in the bowl of water he kept nearby. He would wash it later, for now, he had business to attend to.
Gathering some makeshift staffs from the corner, ones of his own design and made out of birch, Helotes looked over into the corner and saw Raoth, curled up and chained against the bed post. Amy had not been lying when she had said the youth would try to escape, for it had been three times thus far that Helotes had caught the male trying to loosen his bonds. The dark Lykoi did not like seeing one of his own kind held captive in such a way, but there was not much he could do, and he had made a pact with the dog bitch to train this male.
Up, Helotes said gruffly, giving the bed frame a kick that rousted the slave. He looked up at Helotes with indignant eyes clouded with sleepiness, but Helotes paid it no mind and untied him, but held a firm grip on the chain, Time for breakfast.
Despite his condition, Raoth seemed to perk up at the mention of food, and the two of them exited Helotes room and made their way to the kitchen, where Rémy was milling about as he usually did, preparing food for the day to come. Helotes gave him a brisk nod, and Rémy was quick to gather some food for him. The two did not know each other well, and hardly talked, but had a silent agreement that when Helotes appeared, as he rarely did, sustenance would be quick at hand. Today it was a small portion of potatoes and eggs, as well as a side of goat, as far as Helotes could tell. The Hydra ate slowly, but Raoth nearly devoured the plate in two bites. Helotes shook his head, he felt that would come back to the bite the slave in the ass later.
Once he was finished, the two moved outside to the courtyard, and Helotes removed the shackles from the boy. Raoth immediately looked edgy, like Helotes had just stripped him naked, Don’t even think about it. Helotes said softly yet firmly, You know you wouldn’t be able to even get a yard away before I’d catch you. If you really hate your bondage, pay attention boy, the skills I’m about to teach you will be invaluable. And with that he threw a staff to Raoth, who managed to catch it awkwardly and give Helotes the stink eye, yet the Hydra could tell that his words had hit home; so the slave would stay.
The two began their training with the basics, which Raoth when he wasn’t distracted, picked up on quickly. Still, the young slave was horribly outmatched by Helotes, and within an hour’s time was battered and bruised and ready to quit. Helotes was gracious, and gave them a five minute break, handing a skin canteen to the boy to drink. The sun was just peaking over the horizon now.
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