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"good bye and good luck." Angelo's voice carried after him as he walked out the front door. Angelo did not plan on doing anything stupid, he would lay down and think on what happened today and weather it was good or bad."
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Shadow didn't stop in front of the store. Instead, he pushed slightly through the crowd and walked by, just like he was trying to get to a different location instead of that particular store. He just wanted to see what the commotion was.
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there was a woman laying face down in the middle of the shop. she looked to have saverly beaten, the collar around her neck denoted her as a slave. the smell of human blood mixed heavily with the smell of animal blood.
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Before approaching, Shadow closed his eyes and checked for signs of a pulse, mentally. If there weren't any signs of a pulse, there was no need for him to go in...Angelo did not need to see the dead body of his sister unless he really wanted to.
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it was faint but still there. her breathing was labored.
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Shadow studied the door, and then looked around. "Does anyone know if this butcher in today? I have something important to discuss with him." His tone made it sound like he was coming to discuss the death of a family member, or something of that sort.
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a man that had been ringing his hands looked over at Shadow. "and what would you want with the Butcher? " by the man's dress he was a butcher if not thee butcher that Shadow was looking for.
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"If you are the owner of this shop, I would like to have a word with you." Shadow's black robes, fortunately enough for him, gave him the look of a rather rich noble. It was why most townspeople, though they stared at him for being so fervently covered, offered him respect. Most people, when he wanted to speak with them, believed it was about money.
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"as my lord wishes." he seemed rather worried, on the ground near his feet was the bloody whip. if Shadow had been paying attention to what was being said around them then he would have heard that the butcher had laid into his girl after he had whipped another slave that had passed by his shop. after yelling at her some time he had taken to beating her then to Whipping her as she would not tell him who the young slave had been and why she had been selling herself to others without giving him the profits. for it was legal by law that a master could take all the earnings of a slave, even if those earning happened when he was not knowledgeable about it. and also by law the salve was the masters property and could be killed if he so wished it. the butcher led Shadow past the woman and into a back room.
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Shadow leaned against the wall. "That girl." He nodded out towards her. He had already figured out what he was going to do. "How much are you willing to sell her for? I am shopping today and have not seen any in the local market that interest me."
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"you want her?" his voice squeaked out on the her part. "I don't think she will last long, I will not sell her if you just plan on claiming that I defrauded you."
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"My sister is practicing to be a nurse, and wants an injured slave to work on," Shadow lied, quite easily. Buying slaves just for the hell of it...it made Shadow sound rich, of course. "There weren't any injured ones on the market, as usual. It is my sister's birthday today. I would like to give her a good present."
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"your sister? a nurse?" the butcher saw a good opportunity here to get a dieing slave off his hands. he really did not want to have to pay the burial fee and if this man wanted her then he could have her. "for the small price of what I would have had to pay a healer to get her better I will let her go to you. but you better take it quick I dont think she will last that long."
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"Name your price." Shadow spoke as he walked out to the girl. Without revealing his powers, he, from a distance, healed up her bleeding wounds so she wouldn't bleed anymore. That would save her, for now.
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"25 gold, 3 silver and 13 coppers." he know the proper price for a healer for as much damage as she had, and he wounded if the rich man knew. but he would not reach for too much, he did not want to seem greedy.
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Shadow grimaced internally, but not visibly.. To get most of his money, he pick-pocketed or sold rare plants he grew in his garden. It didn't bring in much, but he didn't need much, after all--just food. He dug in his pocket, unearthing almost enough. I have all the silver and coppers. Only twenty-one gold. Will that do?" He held out the money for the man's inspection.
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taking the gold into his hand he checked each one to see if it was pure. "well yes that will do, I guess." he sounded disappointed but in fact he was giddy at the amount. it still was more then he would have had to pay for her.
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Shadow didn't seem to mind. "I suggest you treat your future slaves a little better in the future. That way, you won't have to keep purchasing new ones," he murmured, before leaning down and gently scooping the girl up into his arms. "Even better--combine slave work with employee work. That way, you will save money in the long run. Good day." He headed outside, holding her gingerly. Since he'd stopped the bleeding, he felt she would be all right for a few more minutes until he brought her back to his home. She had a lost of lot of blood, from the amount he'd smelled, but with bed rest and food he figured she would be all right. If not, he would have to try a few complicated spells to help her regenerate blood.
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whimpering in her sleep she tried to push away from Shadow, she did not know he was coming to rescue her. she thought that he was the butcher trying to wake her up. the crowds had parted for shadow and they all watched as he carried her from the shop and down the street.
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Shadow attempted to rouse her from sleep as he walked. "Young lady. Relax. I am not the butcher--I am not here to harm you. Just relax." He headed back up out of town and towards his house. He checked on Angelo as he got within a few feet of the house.
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string her eyes fluttered open then shut again. she made a sound of thinks in her native tongue, one that Angelo has long since lifted behind. but she did stop fighting to get away, part of her mind realized that he was trying to help her not hurt her.
when he finely reached Angelo's mind he was fast asleep, his mind mixing and matching different parts of the days events. he was worried that if Shadow ever did what he had done again it would hurt worse before feeling better. he also dreamed of his sister being raped, or beaten. and there in the heart of the dreams was a dream he had not had in years. he was the young boy again trying to save his family and the magic never coming. |
Shadow headed inside, and then headed towards Angelo's bedroom. He slipped inside, quietly, and sat on the bed, holding his sister. Then, he reached out and gently shook him.
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Angelo's eyes flew open and he came out of the dream of his family's death. seeing his sisters sleeping face he yipped and hugged both Shadow and his sister in one hug. "you got her!" then he saw how she was looking. "she is not going to last for long is she?" he moved over so that Shadow could place her on his bed.
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Shadow laid her down. "I have healed her wounds, both internal and external, but she lost a lot of blood," he confirmed solemnly, pulling the blanket up around her. "She will last anywhere from a few hours to a few days. But...I have my doubts. I don't believe she will make it for long. I thought you'd want to spend time with her before she passes."
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looking up at Shadow sadly he tried to smile. "thank you for bringing her here so that she can die with us here." he ran his hand along her hair. "she always looked out for me when we were younger. it was her that had the first signs of gifts."
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