I struggled with the lack of light and the men pointed out torches to me. They were at the foot of each mat and rose from the floor. The men would not be able to reach them themselves. I Lit them and the room was bright as day.

“why?” I begged before the guards left again.

“Why were they treated like this? Why would their Mistress do this to them?”

The men looked at each other before looking at me.

“The Mistress Nu-reeh is kind to her men. She did not do this. The men did it to themselves. They attempted to kill one another to end their pain after the bond was broken. Mistress Nu-reeh found them and brought them here.”

I stood shocked and staring at the man. This was a suicide attempt. That’s why the men were chained apart, so they couldn’t hurt each other anymore.

“Fix it as Nu-reeh ordered and you will live, slave,” one of the men said.

them.

and did not return. I stood still for only a moment before starting to

ruined clothes. Thanks to the chain on his neck I had to rip his

here, you’re going to be

cleaned him there. Slowly and methodically I worked. My efforts removed the stench from his body and the dried blood from

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the right thing to do. While

roll them to a fresh one. It was exhausting work. By the time I was done I was covered in sweat and dirt, which I attempted to clean off myself. I was also streaked with

eyes once or twice. They were not awake enough for me to feed them. I didn’t want to fail at this mission without at least

and color of oatmeal, but it smelled appetizing. Using the spoon and bowl, I Ladled

I carried it over to

Wake up for a bit and let

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