"Alora." she said as she took Drew's hand and let him pull her to her feet. She nodded almost imperceptably to the guard, she had been on her best behavior while here, and might as well go out that way so that if she ever came back they would have no reason to treat her ill. She then turned back to Drew "Mas-Drew. What duties will you require of me, and where are we going?"

Drew smiled at her and started to walk down the hall. "We are headed to my house where you will be cleaning and cooking for me." he said with a smile but he really did care what she did at the house. He just wanted someone to be able to talk to since it was kind of lonely at the house. "and that is a beautifull name" he said happly.

Alora blushed slightly and nodded, following behind her new owner dutifully. "Thank you, Drew. I will do my best to serve. Will it be only yourself and I in the house?"

Drew nodded "yeah, I just got the house and I kind of felt lonely so that is another reason why I got you." he said as he looked at her "and you dont have to be so formal, you can just talk to me like a regular person." he said happly. He still didn't get why he didn't like being mean to slaves like he was tought but then again he didn't remember half of his life.

Alora bowed her head. "I-I am not used to that, but I will try." She took a deep breath and exhaled, settling a smile on her features she turned and beamed at him. "So Drew, if you personally aren't a slaver, how do you make a living? Surely you must do something, but what?"

"well I am a herbalist but none of the people who raised me knows that. THey all think that i am working with slaves at a slave market. But I have knowledge of herbs but I have no idea where it comes from." he said as he looked at her with a smile. He could always remember how to make and do things with herbs but never remembered where he learned it from.

Celyse had to jog to keep up with him. He moved really fast. When they were outside the slave shop, she had to stop, the air was so much easier to breathe. She took a deep breath before being pulled along to follow. She still hated the idea of a collar and growled slightly. She watched the man open the doors and she said "thank you" very softly. She sat down on the plush seats and sighed, they felt so good on her beaten back and shoulders. She looked over to him and scowled. He was staring at her like she was his prey.

Allie shivered and moaned softly as he took control. He was way to good at it for her to continue.

Alora's eyes danced with merriment "A man of mystery and ideals. I can respect that." She fell into step along side him and began humming a mild tune before asking "What will you do if they find out?"

Iori chuckled slightly and leaned back into the cushions, closing his eyes contemplatively. After a moment he opened his eyes just a crack to watch her through his eyelashes. To the casual observer it would seem that he was not even aware of her existence, yet nothing could be farther from the truth. He was keenly aware of her, listening to her heartbeat, watching the veins pulse in her neck, the light sheen of sweat on her skin from keeping up with him, the rapidly forming bruises on her skin... Oh but he would not show his attention, oh no. That would make things too simple.

Drew looked at her " It all depends on how the react which I know they will hate it. So they will probably come after me and try to beat some scence into me and ask why I am helping people who could be former slaves when I could be a slaver. I will simply either fight them which they know I can beat them or run for it and go to some place else" he said as he looked at her. He soon saw his little home/shop in the distance. It was small but he didn't care.

Ivan smiled and stoped nibbleing on her neck and kissed her one more time on the lips. Then looked at her and said "I love you"

Alora looked at him, then followed his gaze to the shop. "Is that where you live? I sort of expected... more. Slaving, even formerly, is quite lucrative. Oh, and I wouldn't dismiss the danger so readily. Even if you could beat your family, I doubt they would come alone. Do you think you could defeat a squad of Onyx gems from the market?"

Drew smirked when she said she expected more. But he didn't want more, he like dthis little house. He had stayed in many mansions and castles while he was traviling with his family. BUt when ever they stayed in a small house he felt right at home, more at home then in a castle for mansion. But he looked at her "I know they won't come alone, but I think I could take down a onyx squad since it only takes me a second to kind there weakness." he said as he looked at her.

Alora blinked. "Wow, now that's a valuable talent to have. But all the same, knowing is different from acting. You might know their weakness, but not be able to take advantage of it. What if they were weak to being flanked? You're only one person, you can't have every skill." Alora trailed off and looked down before shaking her head swiftly "Pay me no mind, I'm merely rambling. I'm sure you have everything covered. Is there anything you need me to do besides cook and clean? I know how to heal so I have some herbal skill and my last master left most of his accounts to me, so I could help there as well."

"besides cooking and cleaning you can work in the shop but besides that you can do waht ever you want." he said as he looked at her. He didn't care what she did as long as she was happy. He liked to see two emotions only and they where either fear which he didn't like to see it that much, and happyness which he loved to see on the face of children. But he did have everything covered when it came to his family coming after them.

Alora nodded and ran a finger over her collar before shrugging and going to examine her new dwelling. It was tidy, cozy, and well kept altogether. She could live here well enough. A modest living. That would be quite a change, but she could handle it, she'd handled everything else her life had thrown at her so far, this would be just one more, and who knows, this one might actually be somewhat pleasant.

Drew watched Alora look around his little home. But when he saw her run a finger over her collar he got angery. He didn't know why, but he felt like he needed to rip it off. He didn't understand the feeling just like all the others. He then felt his arm shoot to his neck and rub at where his scare was. It went all around his neck and looked like a imprint of a collar with tags on it that had been burned into his skin. He looked at Alora and said "if you go up stairs you can have the spare bedroom next to mine."

Alora saw the quick movement of Drew's arm out of the corner of her eye and glanced over to him in time to see him rub at his neck. She eyed him dubiously, but was relieved at his offer of a bedroom of her own. She had not been sure if he had bought her as a bed slave and was simply not telling her because he did not want her to run. Her duties were unbelievably light, and the amount of freedom she was being offered was astonishing. She began to give him a curtsey then twitched out of it. This was taking more getting used to then she thought. The old patterns of deferance were deeply ingrained in her after all, she found it slightly disturbing how much so. Instead she gave him a simple nod and went to see her new room and perhaps get some thinking done.

Celyse looked over to him and sighed softly. He still held the leash in his hand. She eyed it suspiciously and wished she could just swipe it away. She shivered as her body adjusted to the air, compared to inside the cells. She rubbed her arm as she felt a bruise forming. She sighed knowing more would come. She took a deep breath trying to relax in the seat, it seemed like her heart was racing.

Allie looked over to him and smiled. Closing her eyes she pressed her lips to his and looked into his eyes. "I love you too.." she said softly.

Iori opened his eyes as the carriage slowed to a stop. It was still dark enough outside for his tastes, but it would not remain so. He got to his feet as the door was opened and stepped out briskly, tugging the leash forcefully to keep his slave close. He lived in a classic Victorian mansion, at least on the outside. Inside he had many magical conviences and all windows were magicked to stay dark during the day. The grounds were similar. While most of his slaves were pliable and frightened enough of him to stay put, he had several nasty tricks in store for those that tried to escape. Once he was safely ensconced in his home her turned to Celyse with a smile "Welcome to your new home. Until I find where you work best, you will be waiting on me personally." He turned and beckoned to a nearby maid "This is Karen, she will get you situated. Farewell for now." He reached over and removed her collar before turning and walking away.

Celyse blinked a few times as the carriage pulled to a stop. It was beautiful. She growled angrily as he tugged her leash to make her move faster. She got out of the carriage and continued into the building. The door shut behind her and he looked to her and spoke. She growled again and scowled. 'you will be waiting on me personality'.. what was he gonna make her do? Was she his bed slave? She then looked over to the girl and smiled. She was only mean to her master, other slaves and servants, she was very kind to. As he removed her collar, she felt life in her again. She smirked as she sent a small wind attack to ruffle his hair as he walked away from them. She turned to Karen "well hello" she said sweetly.

Iori felt the wind ruffle his hair an frowned slightly. He was willing to deal with it for now, until Karen settled her, but it was something to watch for in the future. Karen was a plump almost motherly figure. It was clear that she at least was treated well here. She tisked and put her hands on her hips "Well at least you be havin some maanars. But you had's best be showin some rispects to Master Iori. Now come along chille and we'll get you settled right up." She put a hand on Celyse's shoulder and began to pull her along. "Now wha's you name chille? Speak up, no need to be shy around ol' Kar'. I'll show you the way, rightly."

Celyse saw him stop when his hair ruffled. She smirked and looked back to Karen. She seemed like a motherly figure, she hadn't seen her mother in years.. since her parents sold her. She sighed and looked over to her. "my name is Celyse" she said softly. She was angry but had to control it, she couldn't risk hurting Karen. She was just trying to help. She almost yanked her hand off her shoulder but she refrained. She followed her to the next room. What was going to happen to her now? Was this Karen woman going to lecture her or become her teacher or something?

The room was a relatively well furnished bathroom with full bathtub surrounded by many pots and jars. Various herbals scents filled the room, not all of them unpleasant. "Caman now, salves for ye bruises be in these pots here." Karen prodded her ribs and arms probingly "Any bones broken? We can be fixin those right up as well. Once ye're feelin a mite better best be out of those clothes and into the tub. We'll get the stink of the slavers off ya. I'll get some clothes for ya as well. Clean, and na so torn." Karen treated her to a smile. "Ah, by the time you're out of here ye'll feel good as new."

Drew watched her go then called up to her "there is clean clothing in the closet if you want to change." Then went over to the couch and sat down. He was still rubbing his neck since it felt like it was burning. It did that when ever he saw a colar on a slave and it didn't go away for a long time. He sighed a little bit and unbuttoned his shirt at the top to let some air to get to his scare. He smiled when he felt cool air on the old scare and felt the burning go away a little bit.

Ivan smiled at her and kissed her again "so now what do you want to do" he asked softly as he looked into her eyes

Alora poked around in her new room for a bit before finding some decent clothes. A loose tunic and pants that she could work in. Changing quickly she headed back downstairs and froze at the sight of Drew. From here it was hard to miss the scar. She sat where she was and debated with herself. She was sure that she could make something from the supplies here that would make that hurt less. At least, it seemed to hurt because he kept rubbing it. But should she? He was a slaver, even though former, he had caused a lot of pain. He also bought a slave, which meant he was still ok with the lifestyle, but he had been decent and kind and it looked like he was in pain. Grumbling to herself she stood and finished decending the stairs. Without even glancing at drew she moved to his stock of herbs and started to make a balm that would help.

Celyse looked around and sneezed. It was a lot of new smells at once and her nose couldn't take it. She blushed and smiled sheepishly. When she poked her, she restrained a growl. Don't attack this woman She had to tell herself over and over. "I don't know if anything is broken.." she said softly. She knew she had quite a bit of bumps and bruises but no broken bones. She looked over at the tub, being in a bath would be so relaxing, but would this woman stay the entire time? She sighed, that's what ever master did, made you good as new, turned you into someone different. He wouldn't do that to her, he took her collar off, she had power. She would not go down without a fight!

Allie looked over to him and smiled. "well are you still hungry love?" she asked softly. There was more fruit behind them and she could give it to him to eat on his own instead of her new sexy game.