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.

and you die with them. We

and did not return. I stood still for

ruined clothes.

going to be okay,” I tried to comfort

pad he was on reeked. I rolled him to a fresh pad and cleaned him there. Slowly and methodically I worked. My efforts removed the stench from his body and the dried blood from around his wounds. After dressing his wounds I shifted him to a

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right thing to do. While I

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

their eyes once or twice. They were not awake enough for me to feed them.

looked in at it. The sludge had the consistency and color of oatmeal, but

probably it was warm from sitting near the fire. I carried it over to Master Damien and knelt beside him. Sitting the bowl on the ground

need to eat. Wake up for a bit and let me feed

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