Gale bit back his angry words, his fury. He had promised himself that he would never find himself a slave again, that he would be free. The nose ring was returned, though this time it was of cold gold instead of silver. He touched it with slow fingers, rage building in his heart for his failure and friendly demeanor. But it was the religion of his mother that kept him kind. The hand touched the silver cross at his neck, warm from his flesh. Gale trailed after his new master's daughter, silent as the grave or the warm summer breeze. He stared at the back of her head and knew how easy it could be to kill her, and to run. But she did not deserve such a thing and his niece would be the blood on Siv's hand. He could not in good conscience do such a thing.
"No," he said in his thick accent, the hodgepodge of Italian, Latin, and English. But he had to admit, he liked the idea of the garden and the serenity it could provide him when his anger overflowed. "I have not seen much here," the slave added, rather bitter about this all. He did not say much, keeping his eyes on Draugr's head as though she could disappear and this was all a terrible nightmare. "What is there, Domina?" His use of the Latin honorific purely instinctual and a habit.
Image credited to RomeCabs. Table style inspired by Kitty.
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