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Post by Chaerin on Jul 5, 2024 20:16:03 GMT
Lyra shackled in a cage in the Slave Trader's tent was in the back of the cage the men kept her in as they were waiting to find a customer who would be able, and willing to take her off of their hands. She had been a thorn in their side for the past eleven years but despite the Nymeria Kingdom's law that allowed slavery, and slave trading they also prevented traders, and owners alike from killing their slaves. As a result the traders who have kept Lyra were unable to get rid of her, and have been trying to find a customer willing to take her off their hands. However, Lyra in the back of her cage kept growling, and baring her teeth at any prospective owners scaring them off. She had grown to hate, and distrust those around her after all the abuse she had gone through as she was like a feral, caged animal only defending herself out of fear, and hate.
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Post by ZiekwaltZier on Jul 5, 2024 22:06:30 GMT
York hearing word of a slave trader company selling various types of slaves decided to check them out to see if they had any combatant type slaves he could purchase to work alongside him as a companion while on his travels to complete various quests for the guild as being rank C going forward he would need at least one other member in his party so that he could raise his rank higher and earn better pay. York wasn't so lucky as to keep companions though as it seemed they kept biting the dust on the missions they took with him, either out of pure coincidence or the fact that it was out of bad luck. Either that or his companions were just that low in skill compared to him which left him all alone, at the end of the quests he passed them but had to inform the guild that his companions kept passing away which caused others around him to stop partying up with him. So that was the reason he headed to the slave trader's company to try and find a slave that could fight alongside him and not die. Reaching the tent he looked for someone so that he could get service searching for a slave.
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Post by Chaerin on Jul 5, 2024 23:05:03 GMT
Seeing a new customer enter their tent the Dominion Dealer otherwise known as the head boss of the Slave Trading Company walked up to York. "Hello, good sir. How may The Iron Grip Commerce Guild be of service to you today? What sort of slave might you be looking for sir?" The stout man with a mustache, and bald head asked as it was clear he swooped his hair over to try to cover up his balding. As he asked that he had plenty of slaves for all sorts of uses, and he rubbed his hands together avariciously. Lyra still shackled in the back of her cage was being taunted by a few of the other slavers who were bored waiting for customers to check out their merchandise.
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Post by ZiekwaltZier on Jul 6, 2024 1:05:22 GMT
"I'm looking for a strong slave who can join me in combat, I need one that isn't weak and won't die easily.. I'm an adventurer and need a slave who can fight well." York stated as he looked at the head of the Iron Grip Commerce Guild waiting to be shown around to look at the various slaves they had up for sale. York didn't want to spend time wasting his efforts in training a companion to fight, he wanted one who already knew how to fight and that was strong.
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Post by Chaerin on Jul 6, 2024 1:20:56 GMT
"In that case sir I may have just the slave for you. She is very aggressive but if you can manage her they you can buy her sir. She is of the rare, mythical Fenrir race. Follow me right this way sir. I will show you to her." As the man Hugo walked through the tent to the back they passed several cages, and chambers that had slaves of all backgrounds. "This is the slave right here sir. Come here girl!" When he said that Lyra was crouched in the back of the cage with a few brusises on her as she started to growl at the men, and bare her teeth.
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Post by ZiekwaltZier on Jul 6, 2024 2:47:59 GMT
"She does seem rather feral.." York stated as he looked at Lyra after speaking to Hugo. "So what is the girl's name? I'd like to be left alone with her so we can converse alone, or attempt to anyway." York said as he looked at Hugo and cleared his throat as he was calm and rather quiet seeming tired though it was just his natural appearance due to him being lonely as everyone he partied with died on the quests they took with him.
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Post by Chaerin on Jul 6, 2024 5:08:41 GMT
When York asked that Hugo rubbed his chin. "Well, we took the beast when she was just a child. So we never learned her name. We just call her things like you or hey, beast! So, if you want you can give her a name if you buy her. As you wish. I will leave you two alone. Just becareful sir. She likes to bite." When he said that Hugo left them alone, and Lyra stayed in the back of her cage growling seeing how York seemed different from the other humans she had met but still didn't trust him. |
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Post by ZiekwaltZier on Jul 6, 2024 5:59:44 GMT
"Hey, can you speak? I don't want to refer to you as you or Beast.. So can you tell me your name or do you even know how to speak?" York asked as he looked at Lyra and moved into the cage but only into the entrance as he crouched and reached out with his palm up after removed his gauntlet so she could get a sniff of his hand in order to get his scent and familiarize herself with him. York wanted to get to know her and to communicate with her so that they could open up a dialogue and possible come to an agreement.
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Post by Chaerin on Jul 6, 2024 6:47:38 GMT
When York said that Lyra moved closer to him to sniff his palm. When she did she stared at him silently for a minute. "I can speak... My name is Lyra not that it matters to you human!" As she said that she tried to nip at his hand. When she did she tried to lunge at him, and didn't trust him but made herself familiar with his scent as he smelled different from other humans, and didn't find it unpleasant.
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Post by ZiekwaltZier on Jul 6, 2024 8:10:03 GMT
"Well Lyra, on that front you would be wrong on the matter. Your name does matter to me.. I'm in need of a companion I can trust to protect my back while on guild quests.. I am a rank C adventurer and could use a companion who is strong and capable. I've had many companions in a party yet all of them perish.. I need someone who won't go down so easily on rank C and above quests from the guild.. If you agree to come with me and become my party member I'll give you food and lodging and even give you wages equal to half of the pay we earn from each job." York said as he moved his hand before she could nip at it and when it seemed like she would lunge at him he caught her shoulder with the armored hand and started to rub and caress her ear with the uncovered hand knowing it was a weak point for demi-humans with animal ears or for members of the fenrir clan which was ticklish but also felt nice to them.
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Post by Chaerin on Jul 6, 2024 9:07:45 GMT
When York said that catching her as she lunged at him, and he grabbed her shoulder caressing her ear Lyra closed her eyes. As she did she found the sensation alien to her but nice as it felt pleasantly good like a massage. "I won't fall to any mindless monsters. Not even humans can control me. If you are going to do all that how will you control, and punish me then? Beat me until I'm bloody?" As she asked that she looked at York once more as she found him rubbing her ears to be pleasant as it seemed to soothe her a little.
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Post by ZiekwaltZier on Jul 6, 2024 9:25:23 GMT
"I don't plan to control you, we will be as equals.. Not only that I have no plans to punish you either. For what reason would I have to punish a party companion? My only rule is that you will not unnecessarily harm others who do not deserve it, such as the innocent and whatnot and you won't kill either. Unless they happen to be criminals who are beyond redemption." York said as he looked up at Lyra laying under her as she was over the top of him while he was caressing her hear to soothe and calm her down. "So what do you say? Will you become my party member and fight alongside me? I would technically be your master in name only though the spell of subjugation will be placed on you on purchase since that is their policy I will never abuse the authority to make you do anything you don't wish to do, or anything that would bring harm to you." York said as he spoke reasonably with Lyra while trying to negotiate terms with her to become his companion.
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Post by Chaerin on Jul 6, 2024 9:37:08 GMT
Hearing York say that as he lay under her the shackles held her up with how he was positioned in the cage with her caressing her ear soothing her. "Fine... I will join your party or whatever it is then. My name once again is Lyra. Will you take me out of here now?" When Lyra asked that she had seemed to calmed down considerably as she couldn't understand why but she didn't completely find York repulsive being that he was a human like the ones who had tortured her.
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Post by ZiekwaltZier on Jul 7, 2024 3:35:21 GMT
"Yes I'll take you out of here but you have to get up first." York said as he waited for Lyra to move before he got up and exited the cage. "I'll purchase Lyra, how much is her price?" York asked Hugo after he went and found him putting his gauntlet back on to look for him. York seemed calm and collected as well as completely unscathed by Lyra as he revealed himself to Hugo again.
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Post by Chaerin on Jul 7, 2024 5:07:52 GMT
After, he said that Lyra got up so he could go buy her. "Her price is twenty thousand." As Hugo said that he rubbed his hands together.
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