Dusty tombs

But Katthike did not worry for long, he quickly found a new young woman from Hy. He had had to trade five pretty female slaves for them with a duke from the interior. A proud price, but this time it spared no expense. Bars were placed in front of the windows and all sharp-edged objects were removed from the rooms. After the birth, the child should be given to a local wet nurse immediately. Everything had been considered.

Nine months later, the Hy slave came down. And no sooner had the birth process been completed than Katthike entered the room to examine the child. He was told it was a boy again, which made him laugh in triumph. He took the bundle with the child and unwrapped it from the cloth. The smile froze on his face when he saw the kid's legs. They were so crippled that he probably never could have walked! Furious, Katthike tossed the screaming child onto the table, drew his dagger and killed it with a single stab in the soft, yielding chest. Then he rushed out of the r