Touched by the master
"Last night, Elias Thorne arrived as a visitor in my estate. While he was being entertained in my personal chambers, an assassin walked in and shot his weapon. I would have been hit if not for the male slave who jumped and took the bullet. We have assembled this morning to decide his fate."
"He should be compensated, in a show of gratitude, my lord," suggested Maureen, the only female advisor on my council.
"We don't show gratitude to slaves, Maureen," Damon countered, with a slight chuckle. "They are here to serve us and our purposes. What the slave did last night was part of his servitude to Lord Kael."
"That's because you don't have children yet, Damon King," Maureen bit back.
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