Ahlaway
Star
- Joined
- Jul 17, 2013
In the end, it was easy to tell who'd been through an auction before, and who hadn't. New merchandise tended to throw a fit or be difficult in some way. Digging their heels into the dirt, or being so shy and skittish that the crowd couldn't get a good look. Far too many were emboldened by the merchants near refusal to hit them prior to the auction. They didn't realize that the men simply didn't want to show damaged goods, and that once the auction was over...there was more than enough time for cuts and bruises to heal before the next. Thus, despite the way his heart was hammering in his chest, Ezra bit back the instinct to snarl at the man who turned him this way and that on the makeshift stage, and kept his gaze low.
He had hoped that he'd be passed over. That the other slaves would draw everyone's attention. However, in his heart, he'd known from the start that such was a fool's hope. As the bids were shouted from the audience, golden eyes remained locked on the wooden platform bellow his feet, with him only daring to raise his gaze for a brief glance when the call was made. However, he didn't have time to find his new master among the faces, before he was being tugged forward to meet the man, bare feet stumbling a bit to keep up with the harsh tug.
"What do we say?" The sleazy merchant prodded once he came to a stop, and it took more self control than he'd admit to give the practiced line, instead of snipping.
"I live to serve, Master."
He had hoped that he'd be passed over. That the other slaves would draw everyone's attention. However, in his heart, he'd known from the start that such was a fool's hope. As the bids were shouted from the audience, golden eyes remained locked on the wooden platform bellow his feet, with him only daring to raise his gaze for a brief glance when the call was made. However, he didn't have time to find his new master among the faces, before he was being tugged forward to meet the man, bare feet stumbling a bit to keep up with the harsh tug.
"What do we say?" The sleazy merchant prodded once he came to a stop, and it took more self control than he'd admit to give the practiced line, instead of snipping.
"I live to serve, Master."